Verbena is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Verbena
- WRENN ID
- eternal-screen-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Verbena, Church Road, Powderham, EX6 8JJ
- OS grid reference
- SX 967 842
- Coordinates
- 50.64888, -3.4619
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Verbena is a small cottage, probably dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of colourwashed rendered cob and stone, topped with a thatched roof that is gabled at both ends. The left end stack projects and features a bread oven along with a buttress. The cottage has a single depth, two-room plan with a front door located to the left of centre. A rear lean-to appears to be a later addition.
The exterior is two storeys high and presents an asymmetrical two-window front. The front door, which is made of planks and has a cover strip, is accompanied by a gabled rustic porch. There are two 19th-century small pane timber casements on each floor. A small blocked window is visible on the right return. Although the interior has not been inspected, the cottage is noted for being well-preserved and holds group value with Nos. 1 and 2 Church Road at the entrance to Powderham Castle.
Local climate
Verbena receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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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