Market House is a Grade II* listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1951. Market house. 3 related planning applications.
Market House
- WRENN ID
- hidden-bastion-ash
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1951
- Type
- Market house
- Address
- Market House, South Street, Great Torrington, EX38 8HD
- OS grid reference
- SS 495 190
- Coordinates
- 50.95152, -4.14301
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market House, dated 1842, is a two-storey building with a stucco front featuring a pediment. The lower storey has rusticated openings, with the central opening adorned with ornamental cast-iron gates. The upper storey is distinguished by Ionic pilasters and three round-headed sash windows with glazing bars, along with a circular panel in the tympanum. At the top, there is a bell-cote supported by four Tuscan columns, which holds a small dome. Behind the Market House, a central cobbled lane is lined with market stalls known as the Pannier Market. While most of these stalls have been re-fronted, some retain their open design with cast-iron Doric supports. A stucco gateway at the south end of the lane also bears the date 1842. The front of the building faces the end of High Street, providing a prominent view. All the listed buildings in South Street are part of a group.
Local climate
Market House receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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 — 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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