Oldway Mansion: Can one of the West Country's most flamboyant buildings be saved?

A new "rescue plan" has been submitted in a bid to save one of the West Country's most iconic buildings - Oldway Mansion in Paignton.

The stunning building is at risk of falling into disrepair following years of neglect.

Torbay Council hopes to secure up to £15 million worth of funding to restore the building and surrounding gardens.

It hopes to create a trust that can be run by the South Devon community to maintain the Oldway Mansion.

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Councillor Darren Cowell told ITV News the aim is to get the building open and restored.

Oldway Mansion is set in 17 acres of gardens, with the building built at the end of the 19th Century - the request of owner Isaac Merritt Singer, the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

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