Historic houses · South West England
Broadway House
Broadway House — house in Topsham, Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Topsham · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Broadway House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1776. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94578141. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Topsham, Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6853°, -3.4666°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Exe Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Exe Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Broadway House is a building in Topsham, Devon. It was built in 1776 and is Grade II* listed.
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Background
History
Broadway House was built in 1776 for a merchant by the name of Mr Fryer. Francis William Locke Ross (fl. 1793–1860), a Royal Navy officer and ethnographer lived at Broadway House, which he opened to the public as a museum of antiquities and fossils. Ross commissioned the construction of a monument in Topsham Cemetery to his father, Lieutenant Francis Ross, who had died at sea in 1794. After Ross's death in 1860, his wife donated his collection held at Broadway House to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter.
Architecture
The building was built in the Georgian style of red brick in three storeys, with an Ionic doorcase with fluted pilasters and pediment. The wrought iron railings and gate at the front of the house are also Grade II* listed. There is a period walled garden at the rear of the house.
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- Coordinates
- 50.6853, -3.4666
- County
- Devon
- District
- Exeter
- Parish
- Exeter, unparished area
- Postcode
- EX3 0ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Established
- 1776
- Nearest railway station
- Topsham — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17547541 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Broadway House, Topsham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Broadway House, Topsham - geograph.org.uk - 1725089.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broadway House?
- Broadway House is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX3 0ED), in the parish of Exeter, unparished area.
- When was Broadway House built?
- Built or established in 1776.
- Who owns Broadway House?
- Broadway House is owned by | landlord =.
- Is Broadway House a listed building?
- Broadway House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Broadway House a protected site?
- Yes — Broadway House is part of the Exe Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Exe Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Broadway House?
- The nearest railway station is Topsham, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX3 0ED.