1, 2 and 3 Whites Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1985. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.

1, 2 and 3 Whites Cottages

WRENN ID
white-pillar-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
1, 2 and 3 Whites Cottages, the Green, Morchard Bishop, EX17 6PB
OS grid reference
SS 768 077
Coordinates
50.85615, -3.75135
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Whites Cottages are three small cottages located in Morchard Bishop, likely built in the late 18th to early 19th century. They are constructed of plastered cob on rubble footings, with rubble or cob stacks topped by plastered brick chimney shafts. The roofs are slate and corrugated iron, although they were originally thatched.

These cottages face south and form the left end of a row of terraced cottages. No. 1, at the left end, features a projecting end stack. The central cottage, No. 2, has a left end stack that shares a party wall with No. 1, while No. 3 has a rear lateral stack. No. 2 adjoins The Forge to the east. Each cottage has a two-window front, with most windows being late 19th to early 20th century casements that include glazing bars, except for a 20th-century 16-pane sash window on the ground floor of No. 2. No. 1 has a plank door on the left side, while Nos. 2 and 3 have plank doors on the right. Notably, No. 3 is slightly recessed from the frontages of Nos. 1 and 2.

The interior features are mostly obscured by 20th-century plasterwork, and the fireplaces are blocked. Only No. 2 displays an exposed crossbeam that is plainly chamfered. The roof has not been inspected.

Local climate

1, 2 and 3 Whites Cottages receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 — 6 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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