Brindifield and the Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1985. Cottage.

Brindifield and the Cottage

WRENN ID
tenth-eave-river
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
Brindifield and the Cottage, Washford Pyne
OS grid reference
SS 802 099
Coordinates
50.87657, -3.70371
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Brindifield and The Cottage are two cottages built around the mid-19th century. They are constructed from plastered cob or rubble, with a rubble stack that is topped with 19th and 20th-century brick, and feature a thatched roof. The cottages are semi-detached and face south, with Brindifield on the left (west) and The Cottage on the right (east). They have identical layouts on either side of a party wall, consisting of a heated inner room and an outer entrance lobby with stairs. A large projecting rear lateral stack is shared by both cottages.

The buildings are two storeys high and have a symmetrical front with four windows, mostly original casements that include glazing bars. The only exception is the ground floor right window of The Cottage, which was replaced in the 20th century. Each cottage has a doorway at either end, both of which are sheltered by original porches featuring slated gable roofs, crested ridge tiles, and shaped bargeboards. The roof is hipped at both ends. Inside, the cottages have plain carpentry details where they are exposed. They are included for their group value.

Local climate

Brindifield and the Cottage receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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