Premises Occupied by Baskerville House Premises Occupied by Charles Wood, Jeweller Premises Occupied by La Boutique Premises Occupied by Lake's, Plumbers Premises Occupied by Ruths is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Commercial premises. 2 related planning applications.

Premises Occupied by Baskerville House Premises Occupied by Charles Wood, Jeweller Premises Occupied by La Boutique Premises Occupied by Lake's, Plumbers Premises Occupied by Ruths

WRENN ID
vacant-moulding-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1973
Type
Commercial premises
Address
Premises Occupied by Baskerville House Premises Occupied by Charles Wood, Jeweller Premises Occupied by La Boutique Premises Occupied by Lake's, Plumbers Premises Occupied by Ruths, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8LP
OS grid reference
SY 126 873
Coordinates
50.67963, -3.23785
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The premises on Old Fore Street, occupied by "Ruths," "Charles Wood, Jeweller," "Baskerville House," "Lake's, Plumbers," and "La Boutique," date back to 1633. This early 19th-century row of buildings is two storeys high and features stucco and roughcast finishes, although the ground floor has been significantly altered. The buildings have low-pitched gable end slate roofs with shaped brackets at the eaves. "Baskerville House" is distinguished by flanking pilaster strips and has two windows on the first floor, while "Lake's" has three. The windows are recessed sashes with intact glazing bars, except for "Lake's." The last bay of "La Boutique," which may be slightly older, features a flush-framed sash. "Baskerville House" includes a later 19th-century small canted bay. The ground floor shop fronts have all been modernized, but remnants of the cornice can be seen on "Ruths," "Charles Wood," and "Lake's," with "Lake's" retaining a cornice with shaped brackets. Only "Baskerville House" has preserved its original doorway, which is recessed and consists of six flush panels, four of which are glazed, with panelled reveals and a roughcast surround topped by a cornice. The listed buildings on the west side of Old Fore Street form a group.

Local climate

Premises Occupied by Baskerville House Premises Occupied by Charles Wood, Jeweller Premises Occupied by La Boutique Premises Occupied by Lake's, Plumbers Premises Occupied by Ruths 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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