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Mandeville — Torquay Road

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Mandeville — Torquay Road
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Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1875, on an F-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor abutting single-bay two-storey projecting end bay; three-bay two-storey rear (north) elevation. Hipped and pitched slate roof on an L-shaped plan with ridge tiles, paired rendered, ruled and lined "wallhead" chimney stacks (north) having stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves having paired timber consoles retaining cast-iron octagonal hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with moulded rendered stringcourse. Segmental-headed central door opening with three concrete steps, concealed dressings with hood moulding on satyr-detailed fluted scroll consoles framing timber panelled door having overlight. Paired segmental-headed window openings (west) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings on satyr-detailed fluted scroll consoles framing timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings (east) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule with moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; hall with timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with "spindle" balusters supporting timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, and timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; dining room (west) with picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose; drawing room (east) with decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with timber piers to perimeter having corbelled stepped capping supporting timber boarded double gates.

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