Schoolhouse Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1989. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Schoolhouse Cottages

WRENN ID
tilted-keystone-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1989
Type
Cottage
Address
Schoolhouse Cottages, 1, 2 and 3, Gittisham, EX14 3AH
OS grid reference
SY 133 983
Coordinates
50.77852, -3.23032
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Schoolhouse Cottages is a former schoolhouse that has been converted into three adjoining cottages. The school was established in 1720 by Sir Thomas Putt. The building dates from the early 18th century but has undergone substantial alterations in the 20th century. It is constructed of flint rubble and features a slate roof, which is gabled with coping at the right end of the main range and concealed behind a parapet to the left. The rear left wing has a hipped roof, and there are axial and right end stacks on the main range.

The building is located adjacent to the churchyard and has an L-shaped plan, consisting of a single-depth main range with a rear left wing at right angles. The left block was originally the schoolmaster's house, while the right block served as the schoolroom. There are two entrances on the front of the building, which is two storeys high and has an asymmetrical six-window front with a parapet to the left of centre.

The left of centre entrance features a 19th-century panelled front door with glazed top panels, while the right of centre has a gabled stone porch, likely from the 20th century, with a half-glazed door. The ground floor includes four windows and a blocked window at the extreme right, with two- and three-light 20th-century transomed casements that have glazing bars. The first floor has five windows, also featuring two- and three-light 20th-century casements with glazing bars. The interior has not been inspected but may hold some interest.

Local climate

Schoolhouse Cottages 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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