The builders were "Honest" John Pethick and Benjamin Call, who had already completed several jobs for the South Devon Railway Company including the rebuilding of Exeter St Thomas railway station and Newton Abbot and a hotel in Old Town Street of the city.
The builders were "Honest" John Pethick and Benjamin Call. Call and Pethick had already completed several jobs for the South Devon Railway Company including the rebuilding of Exeter St Thomas railway station and Newton Abbot and the firm also build an impressive hotel in Old Town Street of the city.