Spitchwick Higher Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. House.

Spitchwick Higher Lodge

WRENN ID
ragged-kitchen-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 November 1986
Type
House
Address
Spitchwick Higher Lodge, Widecombe in the Moor, Teignbridge
OS grid reference
SX 705 724
Coordinates
50.53769, -3.82819
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Spitchwick Higher Lodge is a house that was formerly the higher lodge of Spitchwick House, built in the late 19th century. It is constructed of squared granite rubble and features hipped, slated roofs with very deep bracketed eaves. A large granite chimneystack is located at the center of the ridge. The building has an oblong plan with a shallow projection at the north-west corner and is one storey high with a garret.

The main front of the lodge, which faces the drive, includes a doorway on the left and a window on the right, both with segmental arches. The doorway has a plank door, while the window is a two-light wood-mullioned design with four panes per light. Above this, there is a large triangular dormer window with very deep verges. The long front facing the road has only one window, which is set in the projection at the left-hand end. This window is also segmental-arched and consists of one light with four panes. Above it, there is a dormer window that matches the one on the main front. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Spitchwick Higher Lodge receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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