Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. A C18 Hospital. 7 related planning applications.
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-porch-merlin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1974
- Type
- Hospital
- Address
- Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Southernhay East, EX1 1QF
- OS grid reference
- SX 922 923
- Coordinates
- 50.72098, -3.52752
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, opened in 1742-3, is an early example of a provincial hospital. The original red brick front, completed by 1758, is three stories high and features rusticated quoins. In 1772, the central three windows were recessed and a pediment was added. The present central doorway dates from 1859. A cupola from 1742 sits atop the building. Area railings were added in 1831, and the Halford wing was constructed in 1858. The front facade is articulated with a rhythm of five, three, five, three, three, five, five windows. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars and elliptical heads, set within flush frames. A dentil cornice runs along the top, and the roof is slate. The interior includes a Board Room with original panelling from 1753. Numbers 15 to 28, 30 to 36, 38 to 40, 45, 46, and 52 form a group around the hospital.
Local climate
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 10 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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