Mary Newman's House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.
Mary Newman's House
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-granite-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Mary Newman's House, 48, Culver Road, Saltash, PL12 4DT
- OS grid reference
- SX 432 586
- Coordinates
- 50.40679, -4.20792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mary Newman's House, located at No 48 on Culver Road, is thought to date from the 16th century and is traditionally associated with Francis Drake's wife. However, it is likely that parts of the house are from the 17th century, particularly the entrance and possibly the position of the newel staircase. The vernacular lateral chimney may have been added in the 19th century. The building has two storeys with irregularly spaced windows, two of which are mostly modern replacements, although one on the ground floor features worn oak mullions. The central doorway is made of granite and has a segmental and moulded head. The lateral chimney is constructed of rubble with a brick top, and there is a stone platform at the door due to the steepness of the hill. The house is built of rubble and has a slate roof. The interior has been significantly remodeled around 1700 and in the 19th century, featuring a through passage with plank and muntin partitions and a newel staircase that is set within the thickness of the wall at the rear.
Local climate
Mary Newman's House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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