Lanherne sheltered housing, Dawlish
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Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 20 Mar 2022
Also described as retirement housing, it is managed by Teign Housing https://housingcare.org/housing-care/facility-info-82014-lanherne-dawlish-england It occupies the site of a Regency villa. Some history is given here http://www.dawlishhistory.org.uk/maps/Trails/Location%206.htm This account notes that the original name of the house was Sea Grove and that it was renamed Lanherne in 1916. A house of the same planform is named Blyth on a map of 1892-1914. The view is from Thompson's Path.
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