Description

SX 9165 TORQUAY CHURCH ROAD, St Marychurch
(South East side)
885-1/11/428
The Hermitage

GV II

House. 1830s. Plastered; slate gabled roof; stacks have rendered shafts with cornices.
PLAN: Main block one-room wide, rear service wing at right angles with secondary service wing alongside.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay garden front plus one window single storey wing to left. Deep eaves. 3 ground-floor French windows with margin panes, the centre one a mid C20 copy. 2 outer 12-pane first floor sashes with cast iron balconies with anthernion decoration: balconies with secondary timber brackets with roundels. Round-headed centre first floor window, possibly converted form a niche.
Single-storey block to left has a parapet and one French window. Lean-to conservatory with lapped glass to the right.
Interior: Includes original joinery.
In an important position, close to the church.

Listing NGR: SX9186365902

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501948

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)