Lupton, Brixham

Lupton House, built by Charles II Hayne (1747–1821), Sheriff of Devon in 1772 and Colonel of the North Devon Militia. Palladian south front, original entrance front, viewed in 2013, still "sadly derelict", wings now missing Palladian gables [1] visible in 1793 Swete watercolour (see below). Derelict formal garden in foreground
"Lupton, seat of Sir Francis Buller", 1793 watercolour, view from south-west, by Rev John Swete. The Palladian gables topping both wings of the south front are now missing
West front, remodelled c.1840 to design of George Wightwick to form new main entrance with porte cochere[1]
Lupton House, view from west, left: west front; right: south front

Lupton is an historic manor in the parish of Brixham, Devon. The surviving manor house known as Lupton House, is a Palladian Country house built by Charles II Hayne (1747–1821),[1] Sheriff of Devon in 1772[2] and Colonel of the North Devon Militia. It received a Grade II* listing in 1949.[3][4] The park and gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[5]

At some time before 1792[6] it was sold by Charles II Hayne, who had only lived in his new house for about twenty years, to the judge Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (1746–1800), of nearby Churston Court, which he let to a tenant.[7] Judge Buller had another residence, on bleak Dartmoor, known as Prince Hall,[8] where he was a pioneer of moorland reclamation.[9] In about 1840 the house was remodelled in the neo-classical style by his grandson, Sir John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baronet (1799–1871; created Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton in 1858), to the designs of George Wightwick. In 1862 further alterations, since demolished, were made to the designs of Anthony Salvin,[1] who in 1826 had designed Mamhead House for the first baron's father-in-law, Sir Robert William Newman.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, pp. 829, 833 ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8
  2. ^ Risdon, Tristram (d. 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, UK (1811 list of sheriffs, p. 15)
  3. ^ Gramercy Hall School, Lupton House profile, britishlistedbuildings.co.uk; accessed 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ Lupton House profile, Parks & Gardens UK; accessed 21 April 2014.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Lupton Park (1000696)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ Swete, vol 1, p. 88, written in Rev. Swete's journal of 1792
  7. ^ Gray, Todd & Rowe, Margery (eds.), Travels in Georgian Devon: The Illustrated Journals of Reverend John Swete, 1789-1800, 4 vols, Tiverton, 1999, vol 1, p. 88
  8. ^ Prince Hall profile, princehall.co.uk; accessed 19 April 2014.
  9. ^ Swete, vol 1, p. 91
  10. ^ [1], bonhams.com; accessed 19 April 2014.