Stair Tower Approximately 52 Metres North North West of Barn (Old Kitchen) is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Tower.
Stair Tower Approximately 52 Metres North North West of Barn (Old Kitchen)
- WRENN ID
- ruined-cellar-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Tower
- OS grid reference
- SX 496 683
- Coordinates
- 50.4953, -4.12135
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stair tower, located approximately 52 metres north-north-west of the old kitchen barn, is a Grade II listed structure originally part of a vicarage that no longer exists. It dates from the early 16th century and features stone rubble walls with granite ashlar quoins and dressings. The tower is roofless and has newel stairs that rise two storeys, with a very small room on the ground floor, likely used for storage. The relationship of this structure to the main vicarage is unclear due to the demolition of adjoining rooms.
The tower stands two storeys tall, with splayed corners and a chamfered plinth. Its front is asymmetrical, showcasing chamfered granite. To the right, there is a Tudor arched doorway leading to the newel stairs. To the left, a chamfered granite doorway with a slightly curved head provides access to the small unlit room. On the side and rear, there are two-light granite mullion windows, which are hollow chamfered and feature hoodmoulds on the first floor, along with a similar blocked window on the ground floor at the rear. Inside, the newel stairs are finely constructed from dressed granite.
Local climate
Stair Tower Approximately 52 Metres North North West of Barn (Old Kitchen) 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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