Dovecote Immediately to North of Old Orchard House is a Grade II listed building in the Doncaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1986. Dovecote.

Dovecote Immediately to North of Old Orchard House

WRENN ID
empty-pier-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North MP: Ed Miliband (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 April 1986
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote Immediately to North of Old Orchard House, Hickleton
OS grid reference
SE 481 052
Coordinates
53.54153, -1.27518
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote, located immediately to the north of Old Orchard House, is a structure that likely dates back to the 17th century. It is built from rubble limestone and features a 20th-century cement-tile roof. The building has large quoins and is a square, single-celled structure with two storeys.

On the south side, there is a low door that has a chamfered, quoined surround, although the drip mould above it is damaged. Above the door, there is a small window that is currently obscured by an iron clock face. The dovecote has a hipped roof topped with a ball finial, and there is a double-chamfered single-light window on the right side.

Inside, the dovecote contains brick nesting holes with stone ledges, and the internal floor and roof structure have been renewed. This building was originally part of the grounds of Hickleton Hall and is one of the few remaining structures from the 16th-century hall that once stood to the northeast.

Local climate

Dovecote Immediately to North of Old Orchard House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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