Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to South West of Church Rooms is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1966. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to South West of Church Rooms

WRENN ID
proud-roof-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley MP: Jake Richards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1966
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SK 562 868
Coordinates
53.37596, -1.15572
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote, located approximately 75 metres to the south-west of the Church Rooms in Letwell, is likely from the late 18th century and was renovated around 1982. It features a stone plinth and red brick in Flemish bond, with a stone slate eaves course leading to a tiled roof. The structure is octagonal with two storeys.

On the south-east side, there is a doorway with a boarded door set in a rock-faced surround, complete with a keystone above the lintel. The lower storey has no other openings. A string course runs along the first floor beneath round-arched recesses on each face, with pigeon holes located above the door and to the right. The eaves have a dentil course, and the hipped roof is topped with lead ridges and a louvred glover featuring a weathervane.

Inside, there is a central post with a revolving ladder and tiers of nesting holes beneath segmental arches. The dovecote was originally associated with South Farm and was renovated by the Council for Preservation of Rural England.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to South West of Church Rooms receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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