Notaries' House is a Grade II* listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1953. House.

Notaries' House

WRENN ID
ruined-marble-finch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1953
Type
House
Address
Notaries' House, Cathedral Close, EX1 1EZ
OS grid reference
SX 921 925
Coordinates
50.72297, -3.52897
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Notaries' House is an early 18th-century building located in Cathedral Close. It is constructed of red brick with decorative bands at each floor level. The house has three storeys and features five windows, which are fitted with sashes and glazing bars. An Ionic porch with double doors and an interlacing fanlight adds to its architectural appeal. The hipped slate roof is complemented by three dormers. Inside, the house includes a contemporary staircase and doorcases. Notaries' House is part of a group of listed buildings in Cathedral Close.

Local climate

Notaries' 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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