Gamekeeper's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Gamekeeper's Cottage

WRENN ID
calm-moat-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1975
Type
Cottage
Address
Gamekeeper's Cottage, Cockington Park
OS grid reference
SX 893 634
Coordinates
50.46063, -3.56014
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gamekeeper's Cottage is a cottage that may date back to the early 19th century, though it could be as old as the 17th century. It was restored in 1991 and is constructed from plastered stone rubble and cob, with brick chimney shafts. The cottage has a roof that was formerly thatched. It faces northeast and features a two-room plan, with a rear lateral stack in the northwest room and an end stack in the southeast room, which backs onto a full-height agricultural extension. The exterior has two storeys and a two-window front, with the left window set in a projecting bay. The doorway is located immediately to the right of the projection, with a buttress further to the left. There is a large full-height opening at the left end. The rear of the cottage includes three ground-floor windows, two first-floor windows, and two doorways. The interior is not available for inspection. Gamekeeper's Cottage is part of a group of exceptionally attractive buildings in Cockington Park and the nearby unspoilt village.

Local climate

Gamekeeper's Cottage 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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