The Retreat is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. A Mid 19th century House. 1 related planning application.
The Retreat
- WRENN ID
- weathered-lintel-snow
- 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
- House
- Address
- The Retreat, Russell Street, Tavistock, PL19 8BD
- OS grid reference
- SX 480 743
- Coordinates
- 50.5494, -4.14662
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-19th century building of two storeys and attics, constructed of stucco. It has a half-hipped slate roof. The front facade features three sash windows with glazing bars, and a square porch. The end elevation is distinguished by curved parapets. The rear elevation contains a single window with what is described as 'Gothick' glazing.
Local climate
The Retreat 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
- 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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