Stable Block Adjoining Tithe Barn to North-North-West is a Grade I listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1987. A Early C16 Stable block.

Stable Block Adjoining Tithe Barn to North-North-West

WRENN ID
sunken-slate-amber
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 March 1987
Type
Stable block
OS grid reference
SX 981 918
Coordinates
50.71697, -3.44409
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block, which is now used for storage, was built in the early 16th century and is located to the north-north-west of the Tithe Barn. It is constructed from Heavitree stone with an ashlared finish and features a gabled-end roof covered in pantiles. The door and window frames are made from volcanic trap. The building has a rectangular plan measuring 120 feet by 20 feet, with the west side facing the courtyard that is occupied by the Tithe Barn. This side has four pointed arched doorways, three of which are likely from the 19th century, while the opposing doorway to the east is chamfered with pyramid stops. There is also a later square-headed doorway and two-light windows with stone surrounds added in the mid-19th century.

The long elevation of the stable block now forms one wall of a large late-20th century paint storehouse and includes four doorways, all featuring two-centred arches, along with four square-headed windows from the 16th century towards the south end. At the north end, there is a 16th-century moulded stone louvre and a finial at the apex of the gable wall.

Inside, the south end has three ceiling beams that were incorporated into a reflooring in the 19th century, suggesting the work of carpenter William White. The north end features a first-floor fireplace made of Heavitree stone with a segmental arched lintel. The roof is an early 16th-century arched brace design, deeply chamfered, with four purlins. The stalls, while not original, appear to be early and include square-section newels with moulded caps, chamfered and stopped, along with planked internal partitions supported by iron struts twisted in the centre. The stable block is noted by Dr. Alcock as a rare survival, with evidence of grooms' quarters at the north end, which were heated by the end louvre.

Local climate

Stable Block Adjoining Tithe Barn to North-North-West receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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