Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres North of Dunford House is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1988. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres North of Dunford House

WRENN ID
little-buttress-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Selby MP: Keir Mather (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 March 1988
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SE 408 261
Coordinates
53.7306, -1.38265
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote built in the late 18th century, located approximately 30 metres north of Dunford House in Rothwell, Methley. It is constructed from hand-made brown brick and features a stone slate roof. The dovecote has a square single-cell plan and stands three storeys tall. On the first floor, there is a small segmental-headed window, and another similar window is located on the second floor, with the lower window having altered glazing and the upper one featuring wooden doors. There is also an inserted doorway or window between these two windows, along with another small inserted window on the right side of the ground floor. The building has a saw-toothed eaves band and a pyramidal roof.

Inside, nest holes in the upper stage are visible through the window, although the interior has not been fully inspected. This dovecote is included for its group value.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres North of Dunford House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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