Eglens is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. A Early 19th century Villa.
Eglens
- WRENN ID
- turning-plinth-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1978
- Type
- Villa
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Address
- Eglens, Plymouth Road, Totnes
- OS grid reference
- SX 798 603
- Coordinates
- 50.43074, -3.69337
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Eglens is an early 19th century villa, built before 1834. It has two storeys and a double-fronted design featuring three windows. There are later additions on the east and west sides. The villa has a hipped Welsh slate roof with rendered stacks and a rendered front that includes a cave's cornice. The windows are recessed sash windows with glazing bars. A Greek Doric prostyle portico is present, which has a cast iron balustrade decorated with a palmette motif. The entrance features a half-glazed door with panelled reveals.
Local climate
Eglens receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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