Introduction
Sandridge is a country house in landscaped grounds, hidden away above the east bank of the river Dart. The house is stuccoed, with deep eaves. It is an excellent example of Nash's informal villa rustica style.
To the right the arrangement is not original, for Nash's long conservatory has gone. White (1850) noted that it was ‘a large and beautiful mansion . . but is now unoccupied'. Stockdale described it as ‘an elegant mansion very delightfully situated and the sundry demesne fairly wooded'.
- History
Sandridge is a country house in landscaped grounds, hidden away above the east bank of the river Dart. It was built in 1805 by John Nash for the widowed Lady Ashburton, near the site of Captain John Davis' house of the 16th century. It is an excellent example of his informal villa rustica style, and is stuccoed, with deep eaves. The rounded bay at one end carried up as a tower, with three oeil-de-beouf top windows, is very reminiscent of his slightly earlier Cronkhill in Shropshire.
Period
18th Century
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Grade: II*
Local Listing or Building of Local Importance
- Reference: Coastal Preservation Area
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house is in informal villa rustica style.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Stoke Gabriel
- References
References
- Pevsner, N {The Buildings of England: Devon} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952) The Buildings of England: Devon
- Gray, Todd {The Garden History of Devon} (Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1995) 200 The Garden History of Devon