Torbay Council

Listed building outline: The Piazza 390520

The Piazza 390520

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entry-date: 1985-08-15
listed-building: 1208126
name: The Piazza
notes: Shown on O.S. map as Art School. Originated as the Salem Chapel, built c1850s for Mr Robert Stark. Converted to School of Science and Art in 1864 (Ellis, p.461); renamed Vivian Institute for the Promotion of Science and Art in 1878; enlarged 1887, now in use as restaurant. Flemish bond brick with Ham Hill dressings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Pedimented gable to the road. 3-bay ground floor with paired Doric pilasters with an entablature with triglyph frieze and projecting cornice on brackets. Paired first-floor Ionic pilasters with entablature. Dentil cornice to pediment. Central entrance with recessed 2-leaf door, 6 panels per leaf. Stone plaque over doorway records 1887 enlargement for the Jubilee. Large 12-pane sashes to outer bays. Secondary 4-pane first floor sash; oculus in gable. INTERIOR: Not inspected but described as undistinguished hall and outbuildings at rear (1985) and Ellis notes that floor contains traces of Chapel aisles (p.461). (Ellis, A.C.,: An Historical Survey of Torquay, 2nd edition: 1930-: P.461). Listing NGR: SX9175763815
reference: 390520
start-date: 1985-08-15
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