British Legion (Old Independence Chapel) Old Independence Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. Chapel.
British Legion (Old Independence Chapel) Old Independence Chapel
- WRENN ID
- tired-garret-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1974
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- British Legion (Old Independence Chapel) Old Independence Chapel, Little Castle Street
- OS grid reference
- SX 922 928
- Coordinates
- 50.72569, -3.52858
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The British Legion, also known as the Old Independence Chapel, is a building dating from 1796, located on the site of the county gaol. It is constructed from Heavitree stone and has undergone significant alterations. The building features two bays at the ends and four bays along the sides, with two storeys. It includes round-headed windows and a dentil cornice, topped by a slate roof.
Local climate
British Legion (Old Independence Chapel) Old Independence Chapel 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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