Doveleys Russet Way is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1984. Cottage.
Doveleys Russet Way
- WRENN ID
- fading-shingle-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Doveleys Russet Way, Cothelstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 196 303
- Coordinates
- 51.06665, -3.14739
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Doveleys, located on Russet Way, is a cottage that has been divided and dates from the late 16th century, with some alterations in the marly 17th century and modernization in the 20th century. The exterior features render over random rubble, a slate roof, and brick stacks at the gable ends and to the right of the cross passage. The building has a three-cell and cross passage plan and is two stories high. It has irregularly placed 20th-century two and three-light casements, along with a small two-light stair window set slightly to the right above the original entrance, which now has a 20th-century door. An additional 20th-century door is inserted in the left end bay, which originally served as the kitchen.
Inside, a notable feature is a corn drying kiln located to the left of the now-blocked fireplace. This circular kiln is about 1.5 meters across and has a projecting ledge approximately 300 mm wide, positioned about 750 mm from the ground. There is a glazed opening on the south side and two blocked openings on the west that would have connected to the hearth. To the right of the fireplace is a bacon curing chamber, which includes a tiny wooden lancet window that is blocked externally. The interior also features a chamfered beam with run-out stops. The fireplace backing onto the cross passage in "Doveleys" is modern, as are the other fireplaces, with the original stairs located to the left.
Local climate
Doveleys Russet Way receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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