Clifton House is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1951. A Post-War House. 1 related planning application.

Clifton House

WRENN ID
fallen-loft-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1951
Type
House
Period
Post-War
Address
Clifton House, 3, Clifton Place, Sidmouth, EX10 8RZ
OS grid reference
SY 122 870
Coordinates
50.67677, -3.24315
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Clifton House, located at No. 3 Clifton Place, dates back to 1633 and was formerly known as the Clifton Hotel. It was partly destroyed by fire shortly after World War II. The building features a gable end slate roof that has replaced the original thatch. The west end facing the road has been raised to two storeys with a gable. The sea front retains part of the original two-storey elevation, which is stuccoed. There are three windows on this elevation, with the outer ones set in slightly bowed bays. Modern Georgian canopies cover the doorways. On the first floor, there are four windows, while the ground floor has three, all of which are sash windows with glazing bars, facing Peak Hill Road. Clifton House is part of a group of buildings situated between the cliff edge and Peak Hill Road at the west end of the Esplanade, which is one of Sidmouth's most distinctive features.

Local climate

Clifton House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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