Thatched Outhouse to East of Nos 1 to 5 The Square, Middle Woolbrook on Opposite Side of Lane is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1951. Outhouse.

Thatched Outhouse to East of Nos 1 to 5 The Square, Middle Woolbrook on Opposite Side of Lane

WRENN ID
drifting-glass-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1951
Type
Outhouse
Address
Thatched Outhouse to East of Nos 1 to 5 The Square, Middle Woolbrook on Opposite Side of Lane, Ice House Lane, Sidmouth
OS grid reference
SY 120 892
Coordinates
50.69612, -3.2472
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This thatched outhouse, dating from 1633, is located to the east of Nos 1 to 5 The Square in Middle Woolbrook, on the opposite side of the lane. The structure features an open front supported by three unusual round rough stone piers, with tie beams running on top. The rear wall is made of cob, and the south end is weatherboarded. This outhouse is part of a group of listed buildings in Ice House Lane.

Local climate

Thatched Outhouse to East of Nos 1 to 5 The Square, Middle Woolbrook on Opposite Side of Lane receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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