Historic houses · South West England
Peak House, Sidmouth
Peak House, Sidmouth — house in Sidmouth, East Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Peak House, Sidmouth is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Owned by Emanuel Baruh Lousada of Sidmouth. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Sidmouth, East Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6764°, -3.2517°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Peak House in Sidmouth, Devon, is a building designed by Evelyn Hellicar. It was finished in 1904 and is entirely made of beer stone. It is a Grade II Listed building.
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Background
History
In 1793, London financier Emmanuel Baruh Lousada of the Lozada family purchased 125 acres at Peak Hill and established Peak House estate. The house, built about 1796, commanded a fine view of the sea. Many of his wealthy relatives and friends came to visit and later made their own houses in the area. Sidmouth became an important site for the Anglo-Jewish community. Emmanuel Lousada died in 1832 and the estate passed to his nephew, also named Emmanuel. The property remained in the family until 1877 when it was sold to a John Hough of Middlesex. The original Peak House burned down in 1903. The current building was designed by Evelyn Hellicar for Thomas Charles Dewey, President of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6764, -3.2517
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Sidmouth
- Postcode
- EX10 8SY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
Sources
- wikidata: Q7157826 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Peak House, Sidmouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Peak House, Sidmouth - geograph.org.uk - 35067.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peak House, Sidmouth?
- Peak House, Sidmouth is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX10 8SY), in the parish of Sidmouth.
- Who owns Peak House, Sidmouth?
- Peak House, Sidmouth is owned by Emanuel Baruh Lousada of Sidmouth.
- Is Peak House, Sidmouth a listed building?
- Peak House, Sidmouth is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Peak House, Sidmouth a protected site?
- Yes — Peak House, Sidmouth is part of the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Peak House, Sidmouth?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX10 8SY. It sits within the Honiton and Sidmouth parliamentary constituency.