Outbuildings About 8 Metres North West of the Dower House is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Outbuilding, former cottages.

Outbuildings About 8 Metres North West of the Dower House

WRENN ID
outer-hearth-mallow
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
Outbuilding, former cottages
OS grid reference
SX 467 862
Coordinates
50.65552, -4.16924
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These outbuildings, located about 8 meters north-west of the Dower House, were formerly cottages and date from the late 18th century. They are constructed of stone rubble and feature roofs made of corrugated asbestos and asbestos slate, with a hipped roof at the left end and a gabled roof at the right end, which were originally thatched. There are two stone stacks, and the buildings are single depth with two storeys. The structure has a long range of seven windows under three separate rooflines, with some windows converted to loft entrances and a scattered arrangement of fenestration. Two cottage entrances remain, each sheltered by sloping slate canopies. The surviving windows are mostly 2- and 3-light 19th-century casements with glazing bars, set beneath timber lintels. Inside, some pegged trusses are still intact. These outbuildings are included for their group value with the Dower House, the cross shaft, and Lee Millhouse.

Local climate

Outbuildings About 8 Metres North West of the Dower House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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