Shell House is a Grade II* listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1952. A C17 House. 3 related planning applications.
Shell House
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-sentry-gold
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Shell House, 14, the Strand, EX3 0AN
- OS grid reference
- SX 967 877
- Coordinates
- 50.67997, -3.46344
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Shell House is a late 17th-century building located on the east side of The Strand in Topsham. It features a plastered front and stands two storeys high with attics, comprising five sash windows that have thick glazing bars. The central doorway is arched and is topped by a six-panel door, which is adorned with a fine shell hood supported by carved brackets. The roof is covered with slate and includes two dormers. Inside, the house boasts a notable late 17th-century plaster ceiling, along with period panelling and a staircase. Shell House is part of a group of listed buildings along The Strand.
Local climate
Shell House 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
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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