Peak House, Sidmouth

Peak House in Sidmouth, Devon, is a building designed by Evelyn Hellicar.

[2] Many of his wealthy relatives and friends came to visit and later made their own houses in the area.

The property remained in the family until 1877 when it was sold to a John Hough of Middlesex.

The current building was designed by Evelyn Hellicar for Thomas Charles Dewey, President of the Prudential Assurance Company, and constructed just north of the ruins of the old house.

During World War I, Dewey loaned Peak House to the Red Cross for use as a 100 bed convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers.