Prior to 1924 the swathe of land to the east of Brim Hill (then named Maidencombe Road South) was predominantly orchard and woodland with no dwellings to clutter the landscape.
To the west of the lane, Osborne Villa (now Bowden Close) and Brimhill Villa viewed the sea and were only overseen by the majestic Applegarth Villa (now Orestone Drive).
Then on May 14th 1924, an application was received from a Mr G J Nickels for a bungalow 'The Bungalow' in Maidencombe Road South. This was subsequently renamed 'Wendy' by Mrs Nickels and is the sole remaining prefabricated bungalow in the combe today.
On December 10th 1924, another application for a prefabricated bungalow (with a larger footprint than 'Wendy') was submitted. This was 'Croft' now demolished and is the existing site of 'Coombe Hayes' - immediately below 'Wendy'.
Third bungalow to be built in 1925 was 'The Cove' above 'Wendy'. The framework of the original semi-prefabricated structure still exists after refurbishment.
'Home Orchard' came into being in 1929 and was the largest of the prefabricated bungalows. It was demolished and the house built near to the original structure bears the same name today.
Just above Home Orchard, another bungalow 'Byways' came into being in 1931. This was a more substantial building and stands today renamed 'Mouse Cottage'.
The following year, 'Bryn' was built next door to 'The Cove'.
In the same year, 1932, 'Barnhayes' (one word) was built by one Mr H Nickels. Subsequently renamed 'Barn Hayes Country Club' and then Barn Hayes Country House, as it is today.
In 1933, 'Headlands' was built and at the same time, 'Dawn' came into being, courtesy of Messrs Nickels and Sanders.
A few months later, the last house to be built in Brim Hill (as it was now named) was 'San Souci' which is now renamed Coombe Close.
So, there you have it, the time line and brief history of the evolution and order of buildings in Brim Hill Lane.
Maidencombe in 1904 showing the absence of any dwellings in Brim Hill or Maidencombe Road South as it was then named.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Hi Jim,
I write the Torquay's Other History site:
http://www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk/torquays-other-history/
The PRSD gets around a 1000 hits a week and some of the articles end up in the Herald Express. I was doing a short piece on Torquay's follies and wondered whether it would be OK to do a link to your Sladnor Folly video?
Kevin: sdkdixon1@tinyworld.co.uk
Hi Jim,
I write the Torquay's Other History site:
http://www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk/torquays-other-history/
The PRSD gets around 1000 hits a week and the articles sometimes end up on the Herald Express web site. I was putting together a piece on Torquay's follies and came across your Sladnor folly video. Would it be OK give a credited link to it?
Incidentally, I used to live on Ashleigh Priors Rd.
Also, if there's anything on my site that's of interest eg Kipling in Maidencombe, feel free to use it.
Kevin: sdkdixon1@tinyworld.co.uk
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