Fern Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. House.
Fern Bank
- WRENN ID
- peeling-sandstone-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1975
- Type
- House
- Address
- Fern Bank, Water Lane
- OS grid reference
- SX 894 656
- Coordinates
- 50.4806, -3.55982
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fern Bank is a house that likely dates back to the 18th century. It is constructed from colourwashed rendered stone rubble and cob, topped with a thatched roof that has gables at both ends and features end stacks. The building has a single-depth plan that is two rooms wide, with a central entrance.
The exterior is two storeys high and presents an asymmetrical front with three windows. It includes a gabled glazed porch and a panelled front door. The windows are timber casements with glazing bars. The right end stack projects outward, while the left end stack is internal. The rear elevation facing the road has three ground-floor casement windows and one first-floor casement window, all with glazing bars. The roof is described as 'braced'.
Although the interior was not inspected, it is noted that the lime plaster on the left gable end was applied over sailcloth, secured with wooden dowels, and has been repaired using the same technique by the owner.
Local climate
Fern Bank receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
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