Latrine House and Washing Place About 14 Metres North West of Chittleford Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Outbuilding.

Latrine House and Washing Place About 14 Metres North West of Chittleford Farmhouse

WRENN ID
turning-screen-wren
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
Outbuilding
OS grid reference
SX 722 757
Coordinates
50.56763, -3.80543
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The latrine house and washing place, located about 14 metres north-west of Chittleford Farmhouse, is a structure likely built in the early 19th century, with the washing place possibly being older. The latrine house is constructed from granite rubble and features a slated roof. It is a single-storey building situated on a bank above the stream that borders the garden of Chittleford Farmhouse. The building has a door on the south-east side and no windows. Inside, there is a wooden seat with two openings above a shaft that empties directly into the stream. The roof structure consists of common rafters with occasional tie-beams.

The washing place is located about 5 metres south-east of the latrine house, against a granite wall that extends back towards the farmhouse. Embedded in this wall is a granite chute that carries spring water. In front of the chute is a large semi-circular trough made from a single piece of granite, which was formerly covered by a roof; one granite supporting post from this roof remains.

Local climate

Latrine House and Washing Place About 14 Metres North West of Chittleford Farmhouse receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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