Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford Hotel is a Grade I listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. A Late C15 or early C16 Porch.

Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford Hotel

WRENN ID
former-hinge-rook
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Type
Porch
Address
Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford Hotel, Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BB
OS grid reference
SX 481 743
Coordinates
50.54915, -4.14458
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The porch to Abbot's Hall, located in the grounds of the Bedford Hotel, dates from the late 15th century or early 16th century. It is likely a later addition to Abbot's Hall, which is associated with the Abbey Chapel at Abbey Place. The structure features a square, two-storey granite tower with angle pinnacles. There is an archway that once led to the Unitarian Chapel, but this has now been blocked. Inside the porch, there is a well-crafted vaulted ceiling adorned with carved bosses. This site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford Hotel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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