Gate House is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. Outbuilding, dwelling. 3 related planning applications.
Gate House
- WRENN ID
- endless-wattle-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1967
- Type
- Outbuilding, dwelling
- Address
- Gate House, Modbury, PL21 0RN
- OS grid reference
- SX 660 518
- Coordinates
- 50.35148, -3.88366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building, originally an outbuilding or barn associated with Old Traine and West Cottage, is now a dwelling. It likely dates from the 17th century, but underwent significant alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The construction is of rubble, with slate hanging on the south front, and a slate roof with a hipped return at a slightly higher level, connecting to The Pound House.
The north front, which serves as the entrance, has one and a half storeys and three small raking dormers above single-light and two-light casement windows. A six-panel door is set within a pilaster surround, sheltered by a gabled porch supported by decorative 19th-century columns, although this porch was inserted in the late 20th century. The return to the right features a large stack and a series of pigeon openings in the gable. The south front has five 20th-century two-light gabled dormers above two- or three-light casement windows, with a central door set under a glazed conservatory. All windows are small-pane casements. A small stack is located on the hip slope to the right.
The interior has not been inspected. The building is included on the list primarily for its contribution to the surrounding group of buildings and as an enclosure to the cobbled courtyard.
Local climate
Gate House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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- Gateway to Old Traine
- Gateway, wall and railings to North Traine
- Trayne House
- Conduit with Containing Walls and Railings