Althea is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1967. House.
Althea
- WRENN ID
- lone-niche-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Althea, King Street, Colyton
- OS grid reference
- SY 244 941
- Coordinates
- 50.74177, -3.07226
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Althea is an 18th-century house located on King Street in Colyton. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a slate roof with gabled ends and a moulded stone eaves cornice. The building has two storeys and a three-window range, with three-light casements that include glazing bars and keyblocks.
The left-hand doorway is adorned with stone pilasters and an entablature featuring a fluted frieze, leading to a fielded panel door. The right-hand doorway has a moulded stone architrave with a keyblock and also features a fielded panel door. Additionally, there is a fire insurance plaque on the front wall.
Local climate
Althea 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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- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
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