Sydenham Mill Lodge and Cottage Immediately to the North East is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. House.

Sydenham Mill Lodge and Cottage Immediately to the North East

WRENN ID
floating-string-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1985
Type
House
OS grid reference
SX 406 757
Coordinates
50.56, -4.25126
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house, formerly a rectory, dating from around the early 19th century, with a crosswing likely originating from the 17th century and a circa 19th-century cottage set at right angles to the main block. The main block is constructed of stone rubble with a plinth and set-back pilasters, featuring a slate roof hipped at the ends. It has rendered stacks with grey brick chimney shafts, incorporating blind recesses on each face. The house has a double-depth plan with a gabled rear projection, likely housing the staircase. The crosswing at the left end, under a lower slate roof, probably dates from the 17th century and may have originally formed part of a house on the site, later adapted as a service wing when the main block was built.

The main block has a symmetrical five-bay front with a central double-leaf panelled front door, surmounted by a depressed arched fanlight with ornamental glazing; the doorway soffit is panelled to match the door. It has 12-pane sash windows, the ground floor windows set beneath flat cut stone arches. A smaller 9-pane sash window is located on the ground floor to the left. A small 20th-century window has been inserted to the left of the front door. The crosswing's front elevation has a hipped roof to the left and an adjoining bay with a lean-to roof. It contains a casement window with glazing bars, and at the rear, two late 18th/early 19th-century 16-pane sashes. A circa 19th-century rear door to the main block features a moulded stone cornice on moulded stone consoles.

The circa 19th-century cottage, situated at a right angle to the main block, is constructed of stone rubble, partially plastered and colourwashed to the front, with a gabled slate roof and stone and lateral stacks. It runs parallel to the crosswing across a narrow court and is linked to it by a pentice carried on posts. The cottage is two storeys with an asymmetrical four-window front and two front doors. The right-hand windows are 20th-century replacements, while the left-hand windows are 2- and 3-light casements with glazing bars.

The interior of the main block has been modernized with 20th-century fireplaces, though some 19th-century shutters remain. The crosswing's ground floor front room features stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops and may contain other early features.

Local climate

Sydenham Mill Lodge and Cottage Immediately to the North East sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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