Clara Place
| Clara Place | |
|---|---|
 Clara Place, Topsham | |
| General information | |
| Type | Garden square |
| Address | Follett Road, Topsham, Devon |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°41′06″N 3°28′03″W / 50.6849°N 3.4676°W |
| Completed | 1841 |
Clara Place is a garden square in Topsham, Devon. It was built in 1841 and is Grade II* listed.[1]
Architecture
The square is composed of a three-sided courtyard of three blocks, each of three houses.[2] The fourth side faces the road, with central steps up from the road and iron railings, which also date from 1841 and are Grade II* listed.[3] Each block is headed by a central pediment with the central block higher than the others at three storeys.[2]
Clara Place is one of the only Victorian examples of Topsham's notable historic buildings.[4]
History
Clara Place was built in 1841 on the former site of the Topsham workhouse.[5] The garden square was developed by William Clapp, who named it after his wife Clara.[6]
According to Pevsner, Clara Place was described as 'a neat building' 'for the accommodation of decent folks'.[7]
References
- ^ "Clara Place, Topsham, Devon". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b "CLARA PLACE, Non Civil Parish - 1103963 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "RAILINGS, STEPS AND CAST IRON PIERS AT CLARA PLACE, Non Civil Parish - 1170221 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Listed Buildings in Exeter - Topsham Ward, Exeter, Devon". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Penberthy-Hutchings, Tina (29 August 2017). "Four-bed house is cheapest in sought-after Devon town by almost £200,000". Devon Live. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ cherrygilchrist (6 September 2020). "Hidden Topsham – Part Three". Cherry's Cache. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1989). The buildings of England (2nd ed. extensively revised ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin books. ISBN 978-0-14-071050-2.