Villa entrance, Stitchill Road, Torquay
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Villa entrance, Stitchill Road, Torquay
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 14 Jun 2021
The gate piers and gate are listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1218673?section=official-list-entry although the latter has been removed. The blue plaque on the left commemorates a stay by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his wife from July to November 1848 in the villa glimpsed up the drive. The named Vomero, it is also listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280008?section=official-list-entry : "One of the earlier Torquay villas".
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Image Location
Latitude
50.465192
Longitude
-3.518397