The Shrubs is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1984. Cottage.
The Shrubs
- WRENN ID
- silent-string-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Shrubs, Kitbridge Hill, Chardstock
- OS grid reference
- ST 309 042
- Coordinates
- 50.83367, -2.98238
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shrubs is a cottage dating from around the 18th century. It is constructed of stone rubble with a roughcast front and features a pantile roof with gabled ends. The building has two storeys and a two-window range, with two and three light casements that include glazing bars. There is a doorway to the left of the centre, which has a plank door and is sheltered by a corrugated iron hood. A rebuilt brick chimney stack is located on the right-hand (north) gable end. At the rear, there is an outshut with a catslide roof.
Local climate
The Shrubs receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
- No related consent applications matched
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