Sages is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1977. House.

Sages

WRENN ID
carved-sill-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 1977
Type
House
Address
Sages, Fore Street, Dolton
OS grid reference
SS 570 121
Coordinates
50.89114, -4.03317
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sages is a pair of houses, originally constructed as one, dating from the early 19th century with a mid-19th century addition. The building features stucco walls and a hipped slate roof, along with two brick axial stacks. The original layout consisted of a four-room plan at the front with a central stair hall and service rooms at the rear. It has since been divided into two houses, with the stair hall incorporated into the left-hand unit. A small wing, likely built in the late 19th century, is attached to the right-hand end.

The exterior is two storeys high, presenting a symmetrical five-window front that retains its original fenestration. On the first floor, there are three 16-pane sash windows at the center, flanked by smaller 12-pane sash windows at each end. The ground floor features French windows on the left and right, with tall 16-pane sashes on either side of a central double six-panelled door topped with a rectangular fanlight. A simple verandah runs along the front wall, supported by plain wooden posts. Set back from the right-hand end is the small hipped roof wing from the late 19th century, which has decorative glazing on its windows and door.

The interior was inaccessible during the survey but is likely to contain well-preserved original joinery. Additionally, there is a low stone wall in front of the garden that rises at the side to form a tall stone gateway, complete with a drip course and cornice above the door, which features a decorative geometrical design.

Local climate

Sages sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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