Oldway Mansion and Gardens [1]
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Oldway Mansion and Gardens [1]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 26 May 2019
The east front of the mansion with its colonnade of Ionic columns with entablature and moulded cornice. Oldway Mansion was built in 1873 for Isaac Singer, founder of the sewing machine company. Remodelled by Isaac's son Paris in 1904-07. The mansion became the American Women's War Hospital in 1914, and the Torbay Country Club in 1929. Requisitioned by the RAF in 1939, it was bought from the Singer family by the Borough Council in 1945 for £45,000 and used as council offices until 2013. The interior features are mostly from the rebuilding in 1904-07. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1195207
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Image Location
Latitude
50.442957
Longitude
-3.567401