Drum Inn
Torquay
Devon, England
TQ2 6XA
The Inn is a well-crafted vernacular Devon building with thick walls, large chimneys, and heavy thatch, exemplifying traditional local construction, of which only the inn itself was realised.
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Description
An abundantly satisfactory example of well-made and designed vernacular building with thick walls, fat chimneys, and heavy thatching, all typical Devon characteristics. Only the Inn was built. (Amery et al, 1981, Cat no.275)
Bibliography
Amery, C., Richardson, M. and Stamp, G., (1981) Lutyens, the Work of the English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944): Hayward Gallery London, 18 November 1981 – 31 January 1982. London: Arts Council of Great Britain.
, Pevsner, N., Cherry, B. (1989) Devon. The Buildings of England. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Butler, A., 1950. The architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: the Lutyens memorial series. Vol 1: Country Houses, Country Life: London and Scribners: New York.