The Cloisters is a Grade II* listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1953. Residential. 1 related planning application.
The Cloisters
- WRENN ID
- over-plaster-bracken
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1953
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- The Cloisters, 1, Cathedral Close, EX1 1HS
- OS grid reference
- SX 920 925
- Coordinates
- 50.72222, -3.53057
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cloisters, built in 1762, is a notable building located in Cathedral Close. It is constructed of dark red brick with rusticated brick quoins and stands three storeys high, featuring two windows with sash frames that include glazing bars. The entrance has a panelled door set within a rusticated stucco surround. A modillion cornice adorns the top of the building, and it has a modern slate roof that covers both Nos 1 and 2. The rear of the building is plastered and includes a round-head staircase window. The Cloisters is part of a group of listed buildings in Cathedral Close.
Local climate
The Cloisters receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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