Warden's House is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1974. House.
Warden's House
- WRENN ID
- knotted-jamb-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- Warden's House, the College, Ottery St. Mary
- OS grid reference
- SY 097 955
- Coordinates
- 50.7523, -3.28033
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Warden's House, located on the south side of The College, dates back to 1481 and is a fragment of the former monastic buildings, though it was mainly reconstructed in the 18th century. This two-storey structure features roughcast walls, with the south face made of stone and red brick dressings around a three-light sash window on the first floor, which includes glazing bars. Originally, the house was larger, with two wings facing south, but little of this remains today, and it has been divided into two dwellings.
Inside the east room on the ground floor, there is an Adam style mantel, pine panelling painted brown, and a well-crafted moulded cornice. Another room contains a cupboard with an arched top, and a passage features a glazed fanlight that was likely once an exterior element. The other dwelling includes a notable 17th-century staircase and a panelled powder closet. An early 13th-century stone fireplace has been removed and reset in the Chanter's House. The Warden's House is prominently positioned near St Mary's Church.
Local climate
Warden's House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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