The Dolphin Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1984. A Mid 19th Century Hotel. 7 related planning applications.
The Dolphin Hotel
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1984
- Type
- Hotel
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Address
- The Dolphin Hotel, Fore Street, Beer, EX12 3EQ
- OS grid reference
- SY 229 892
- Coordinates
- 50.698, -3.09265
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dolphin Hotel is a hotel that dates from the mid-19th century, with a 17th-century wing to the north that was remodeled in the early 19th century. The main south range on the left is constructed from mid-19th century knapped flint rubble with painted stone dressings. It features a slate roof with stone coped gable ends and moulded kneelers, a band at first floor level, and a plinth. The building has two storeys and consists of four to six bays. The sash windows have glazing bars and are set in rusticated surrounds with keyblocks. To the right of the center, there is a glazed door with a rectangular fanlight in a similar opening. The building has stone end chimney stacks with moulded caps.
Set back to the right (north) is the 17th-century stone rubble wing, which has an early 19th-century remodeled stucco front and a slate roof with stone coping to the gable end. This wing has three storeys and two bays, with sash windows that include right-hand tripartite sashes. The ground floor features a large modern bay window and a plain doorway to the left. The north gable end is made of colourwashed stone rubble with stone quoins and moulded stringcourses. The first and second floors have three and two light (respectively) ovolo moulded stone mullion windows with dripmoulds, which are now blocked. The stringcourses continue into the rear (north-west) wing, which has a similar moulded eaves cornice. There are 19th-century and modern wings at the rear.
Local climate
The Dolphin Hotel receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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