Michell's is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. Farmhouse, cottages.
Michell's
- WRENN ID
- quartered-bonework-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1955
- Type
- Farmhouse, cottages
- Address
- Michell's, 1, 2 and 3, Gittisham
- OS grid reference
- SY 134 984
- Coordinates
- 50.77922, -3.22914
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Michell's is a farmhouse that has been divided into three cottages, dating from the early 17th century and modernized in the 20th century after a fire. The right end, No. 3, is likely a converted outbuilding. The building is colourwashed and rendered, probably made of flint rubble, with a slate roof that has gables at both ends. There is a projecting left end stack with ashlar Beerstone set-offs and two axial stacks, with the right-hand stack likely being the original right end stack of the range.
The plan consists of a single depth range, with the left and center sections probably originally forming a three-room and passage plan house, while the lower end to the right has two rear wings at right angles to the main range. The interior of No. 1 was inspected and is thoroughly modernized, while the other two cottages are reported to lack exposed carpentry. No. 3 is said to be brick and a converted outbuilding.
The exterior features two storeys and an asymmetrical seven-window front. There is a 20th-century gabled porch for No. 2, which has an outer doorway on the left return and an inner door with a moulded 17th-century timber doorframe, possibly the original front entrance to the cross passage. Nos. 1 and 2 have notable 17th-century stone mullioned windows with ovolo-moulded mullions and hoodmoulds on the ground floor, including two three-light windows and two four-light windows, along with one three-light window. A fourth ground floor mullioned window has been truncated by the porch to No. 3, which features four first floor 20th-century two-light casements with glazing bars and one smaller ground floor casement to the right.
The interior of No. 1 has been modernized, and the first floor ceiling timbers are reported to be from the 20th century. The roof is also said to be a replacement from the 20th century following the fire. The stone mullioned windows are an unusual survival and contribute to the building's exterior appeal.
Local climate
Michell's receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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