Entrance Wing of Devon County Prison and Pedimented Wing to the Rear is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. Prison.
Entrance Wing of Devon County Prison and Pedimented Wing to the Rear
- WRENN ID
- ruined-keep-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1974
- Type
- Prison
- Address
- Entrance Wing of Devon County Prison and Pedimented Wing to the Rear, New North Road, EX4 4EX
- OS grid reference
- SX 919 931
- Coordinates
- 50.72817, -3.53201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance wing of Devon County Prison and the pedimented wing to the rear were built in 1853 by John Hayward. This structure is made of red brick with Portland stone dressings and consists of two storeys. The entrance wing features three gate openings and two bays, while the taller pedimented section behind it has three bays. The roofs are covered with slate.
Local climate
Entrance Wing of Devon County Prison and Pedimented Wing to the Rear 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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