Westernmost Warehouse at Wool Grading Centre is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1987. Warehouse. 1 related planning application.

Westernmost Warehouse at Wool Grading Centre

WRENN ID
tenth-forge-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1987
Type
Warehouse
Address
Westernmost Warehouse at Wool Grading Centre, Fore Street, North Tawton
OS grid reference
SS 657 016
Coordinates
50.79845, -3.90684
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Warehouse, dating from 1845, with later 19th-century extensions. The building has stone rubble walls and a gable ended slate roof. It follows a long rectangular plan, originally likely with a single large room on each floor, with a later 19th-century extension added to the left end. The original section has a symmetrical 10-window front with central double doors on each floor and a sack hoist at the top, sheltered by a gabled canopy. Most windows are original 2-light casements, some with overlapping panes instead of traditional glazing bars. The 6-window extension on the left end is of similar form, featuring a first-floor loading door towards the left-hand end. The rear elevation mirrors the front. The interior was not inspected. This warehouse remains remarkably unaltered and continues to fulfill its original function, representing a significant example of its period. The North Tawton woollen mill was established around 1750 by John Fulford of Crediton, and the Fulford family remained in possession until its purchase by Gilbert Vicary in 1842. The site was later sold to Messrs Shore of Halifax, who closed the mill in 1930.

Local climate

Westernmost Warehouse at Wool Grading Centre sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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