The Palm House and Garden Wall to the East and South is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Palm house. 5 related planning applications.
The Palm House and Garden Wall to the East and South
- WRENN ID
- dim-cupola-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Palm house
- Address
- The Palm House and Garden Wall to the East and South, EX6 8HP
- OS grid reference
- SX 938 806
- Coordinates
- 50.61624, -3.5017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Palm House and garden wall are located within the former kitchen garden of Mamhead House (now Dawlish College). Built probably in the mid-19th century, the palm house was converted into a dwelling in the late 20th century. It is constructed of whitewashed and rendered material with a slate roof, hipped at the ends, originally with a flat roof concealed behind a parapet. The building is rectangular and was originally open to the roof with an arcaded glazed front. The exterior features two storeys and five bays, with giant pilasters flanking rounded openings that have moulded arches springing from plain caps. Lower-tier openings are square-headed, and all openings are now glazed. Four round-headed attic dormers, added in the 1980s, interrupt the original moulded cornice of the parapet. A tall brick garden wall runs to the east, returning to the south. The southern section of the wall is ramped, and it terminates in a square brick pier topped with a stone urn. The interior has not been inspected. Despite alterations, the building retains an impressive appearance, contributing to the group value with other features, including Brinshill and the terrace walls.
Local climate
The Palm House and Garden Wall to the East and South 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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