Description

PAIGNTON

SX8960 PAIGNTON HARBOUR
1947-1/6/2 Harbour Light Restaurant
13/03/51

GV II

Probably fish cellars and net stores associated with the seine
fishing industry, now largely in use as restaurant with some
storage use associated with ships in the harbour. Possibly C17
in origin.
MATERIALS: Colourwashed local red breccia rubble; natural
slate roof laid in diminishing courses, gabled at ends; stack
at S end of S range, shaft concealed by foliage.
PLAN: Single-depth L-plan, the north range longer; part of the
south range knocked through in the 1930s to give access to the
esplanade.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3-window front to S range, 7:2-window
front to the north range, which narrows in the last 2 bays to
the east. All windows (except those at the east end of the
north range) are small-pane C20 timber casements with timber
lintels and C20 timber boarded shutters. The first-floor
windows have recesses below the sills, suggesting they have
been reduced in length.
The south range has a set of external breccia steps with a
covered porch with a lean-to roof and 4-pane window to the
left. One ground-floor C20 three-light window; C20 boarded
door at right end.
The north range has 3 doors, all C20, one a sliding door. 7
first-floor windows; 3 ground-floor windows. The set back
section at the right end has fixed-pane C20 windows.
Right gable end still preserves an industrial character, the
gable partly weatherboarded, external timber steps up to a
small door to the right. One ground- and first-floor large
doorway, the first-floor doorway with a gantry.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.
HISTORY: Patterson argues that these buildings are those
described in a deed of 10 July 1654 as "domus piscarie" and
"domus cellarium". A photograph of 1938 shows the N range with
small first-floor windows and boarded loading doors (Penwill).
(Patterson CH: The History of Paignton: 1952-: 44, 45; Penwill
FR: Paignton in Six Reigns: 1935-: 112).

Listing NGR: SX8944960374

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Harbour Light official website
• Wikidata Q26585804

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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