Grants Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 October 1972. House. 3 related planning applications.
Grants Cottage
- WRENN ID
- under-mantel-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 October 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- Grants Cottage, 6, Browns Hill, Dartmouth, TQ6 9NU
- OS grid reference
- SX 876 514
- Coordinates
- 50.35266, -3.58014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Grants Cottage is a house dating from the early 18th century, renovated in 1886, as indicated by a date plaque. It is constructed of stone rubble with a stuccoed front, subtly designed to resemble ashlar. The rear has lateral end stacks with brick chimneyshafts topped with old pots, and a slate roof. The plan features a double-depth layout with two rooms per floor, and a winder stair within a turret located at the rear, off the left side of the passage.
The exterior presents a symmetrical three-window front of three storeys. The ground floor has a large, central doorway framed by an unusual, sturdy doorframe, now containing a part-glazed 20th-century door. Above the doorway is a shield inscribed in Lombardic script that describes the 1886 renovation. Horned four-pane sashes are positioned on either side of the doorway. The first floor windows are twelve-pane sashes, and the second floor windows have a six-over-three-pane configuration. The roof has gable ends and deep eaves with a plain soffit.
The interior retains plain joinery from the early 18th century, including two-panel doors set in solid frames.
Local climate
Grants Cottage receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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 — 4 transactions since 2000
- 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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