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HER Number:MDV123737
Name:Brunel Manor (Watcombe Park), Teignmouth Road, Watcombe, Torquay

Summary

Formerly the large villa of Watcombe Park, on site of an unrealised house for I K Brunel

Location

Grid Reference:SX 918 678
Map Sheet:SX96NW
Admin AreaTorbay
Civil ParishTorbay
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishST.MARYCHURCH
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOKEINTEIGNHEAD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Torbay HER: MTO31966

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOUSE (XIX to Unknown - 1870 AD)

Full description

Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.

Imported from Torbay HER


Cherry, B. & Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, p.863 (Monograph). SDV361985.

Formerly the large villa of Watcombe Park built 1870 by J Watson for the paper manufacturer J R Crompton.ourt. It stands on the foundations of a house designed by I K Brunel for himself but unfinished at his death in 1859.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361984SMR record: Torbay HER record.
SDV361985Monograph: Cherry, B. & Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. . p.863.

Associated Monuments

MDV124014Parent of: Garden Walls, Steps and Balustrades, Brunel Manor, Teignmouth Road, Torquay (Building)
MDV124015Parent of: Gate Piers, Brunel Manor, Teignmouth Road, Watcombe, Torquay (Building)
MDV123740Related to: Gardens, Brunel Manor (Watcombe Park), Teignmouth Road, Watcombe, Torquay (Monument)
MDV31966Related to: HOUSE in the Parish of (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 26 2019 6:38PM