1 and 2, Taylor Square is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.
1 and 2, Taylor Square
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-chimney-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1983
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 1 and 2, Taylor Square, Tavistock, PL19 0DG
- OS grid reference
- SX 480 745
- Coordinates
- 50.55093, -4.14691
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2 Taylor Square date from the early 19th century. They are two storeys in height. The ground floor is stuccoed, while the upper floors are now pebble-dashed. The building has a slate roof and a modillion cornice. There are three tripartite sash windows on each floor. A cornice separates the ground and first floors. The doorcases are flanked by pilasters, with rectangular fanlights above six-panelled doors. Curved granite steps lead up to the street.
Local climate
1 and 2, Taylor Square sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 9 transactions since 2000
- 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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