Holnicote is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1952. Cottage.

Holnicote

WRENN ID
guardian-gallery-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1952
Type
Cottage
Address
Holnicote, 2, Church Street, Minehead
OS grid reference
SS 967 465
Coordinates
51.20884, -3.47971
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Holnicote is a cottage that likely dates from the late 17th century. It is constructed of cob and rubblestone, topped with a thatched roof featuring brick stacks at the gable ends. The building has a two-unit plan with gable-end stacks and an entrance located against the stack on the right side. It stands two storeys tall and has a two-window range. The windows include two- and three-light leaded casements, with the first-floor windows (located at eaves level) and the one to the left of the door featuring ovolo-moulded mullions. The ground floor has two similar but later windows on the left.

The entrance door, a halved wide-planked design from the 18th century, has wrought-iron hinges and is set within a 17th-century moulded frame that includes double moulded stops. There are 19th and 20th-century windows on the left return, a small leaded window on the first floor of the right return, and a 20th-century rear outshut. Additionally, a small window has been added to allow viewing of the bread oven located in the right return.

Inside, there is an internal stack with a concealed open fire and a bread oven on the right gable end, along with a newel stair on the left. The ground floor features one axial beam, while the first floor showcases exposed massive main rafters and trenched purlins in its three-bay roof.

Local climate

Holnicote sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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