Numbers 2, 3 and 4 Thorne's Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Row of cottages. 1 related planning application.

Numbers 2, 3 and 4 Thorne's Cottages

WRENN ID
mired-lantern-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 April 1986
Type
Row of cottages
Address
Numbers 2, 3 and 4 Thorne's Cottages, Greenway, Woodbury, EX5 1LR
OS grid reference
SY 010 871
Coordinates
50.67525, -3.40145
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 2, 3, and 4 Thorne's Cottages are a row of three cottages dating to the late 17th or early 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. They are constructed with roughcast cob on stone footings, with some brick patching, and have gabled ends with asbestos and slate roofs. Originally, the cottages had a two-room, single-depth plan, heated by axial brick chimney shafts which were plastered. Number 1 is larger than the others and incorporates a former barn at its right-hand end. The cottages are two storeys high.

The front elevation primarily features 19th-century casement windows; six first-floor windows are from the early 19th century, with eight panes per light, and six similar ground-floor windows, some of which have been replaced. Number 4 retains sections of two late 17th or early 18th century chamfered window surrounds. Two front doors, serving numbers 3 and 4, have simple canopies supported by struts. The rear elevation features smaller 19th and 20th-century casement windows set within the original openings.

The interior of number 4 was inspected and contains a deeply chamfered cross ceiling beam with a roughly cut run-out stop.

Local climate

Numbers 2, 3 and 4 Thorne's Cottages 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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