Walkespool is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1990. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Walkespool
- WRENN ID
- leaning-chimney-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1990
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Walkespool, Kingston, TQ7 4PY
- OS grid reference
- SX 636 475
- Coordinates
- 50.31227, -3.91576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Walkespool is a small detached cottage, possibly dating from the 17th century, that has been significantly modified over time. It features rendered rubble with some exposed sections at the gable, and it has a shingle roof that was formerly thatched. The cottage is built into the rock, which is partly visible at the foundation level, and it is set down the hillside with its back wall facing the lane.
The building has one and a half storeys. On the lane side, there are two small, deep-set, two-light casements. The upper half-hipped gable has a small square stack and features a single glazing bar light with an extended side-light, along with a small two-light casement. The lower half-nipped gable has a large external stack that is rounded at the eaves level and square above. To the left of this stack, there is a two-light casement with a transom above a horizontal three-light casement. There is also a simple one-storey addition and an outshut at the back of the main building, which are not of special interest.
Local climate
Walkespool 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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