Historic houses · South West England
Coleton Fishacre
In or near Kingswear.
Coleton Fishacre — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingswear · 2.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Coleton Fishacre, the nearest railway station is Kingswear, located 2.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TQ6 0EQ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Coleton Fishacre is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Coleton Fishacre is a property consisting of a 24-acre (97,000 m2) garden and a house in the Arts and Crafts style, near Kingswear in Devon, England. The property has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1982.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The house at Coleton Fishacre was built as a country home for Rupert D'Oyly Carte and his wife, Lady Dorothy Carte, between 1923 and 1926. The architect was Oswald Milne, a former assistant to Edwin Lutyens, who designed the house with the principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement in mind: simplicity of design and quality of craftsmanship. The influence of this older movement notwithstanding, the house is influenced by its own time, especially in its Art Deco interior. The structure is built of local slate rubble with a Delabole slate roof. The design has been twice featured in Country Life magazine: 31 May 1930 and 25 October 2007, the latter of which shows full colour photos of the house…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.3467, -3.5348
- County
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Parish
- Kingswear
- Postcode
- TQ6 0EQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Devon
- Established
- 1926
- Nearest railway station
- Kingswear — 2.7 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q776978 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coleton Fishacre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coleton Fishacre?
- Coleton Fishacre is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ6 0EQ), in the parish of Kingswear.
- What is Coleton Fishacre?
- Coleton Fishacre — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Coleton Fishacre?
- The nearest railway station is Kingswear, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TQ6 0EQ.
- When was Coleton Fishacre built?
- Built or established in 1926.
- Is Coleton Fishacre a listed building?
- Coleton Fishacre is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Coleton Fishacre a protected site?
- Yes — Coleton Fishacre is part of the South Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Coleton Fishacre?
- The nearest railway station is Kingswear, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ6 0EQ.