Front Terrace Walls Approximately 20 Metres South East and 3 Metres South West of Holcombe Court is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1988. Terrace walls.

Front Terrace Walls Approximately 20 Metres South East and 3 Metres South West of Holcombe Court

WRENN ID
wild-shingle-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1988
Type
Terrace walls
OS grid reference
ST 055 189
Coordinates
50.96249, -3.34605
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front terrace walls, located approximately 20 metres southeast and 3 metres southwest of Holcombe Court, were built around 1859 to 1863. They are made of snecked local limestone and feature a Hamstone parapet. Holcombe Court is set into the hillside, and a broad, flat terrace extends around the left (southwest) side, created by revetting the slope. The revetment has a noticeable batter, supported by a series of sloping buttresses. The terrace is topped with an open Hamstone parapet, which is interrupted by low posts above each buttress. On the southwest side, there is a flight of stone steps leading down from the terrace to the landscaped gardens and the serpentine lake. This terrace, along with other buildings associated with Holcombe Court, contributes to an attractive group at the upper end of Holcombe Rogus Village.

Local climate

Front Terrace Walls Approximately 20 Metres South East and 3 Metres South West of Holcombe Court 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 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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