Dovecote Situated Approximately 40 Metres to West of South End of Thorp Arch Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1966. Dovecote. 2 related planning applications.
Dovecote Situated Approximately 40 Metres to West of South End of Thorp Arch Bridge
- WRENN ID
- slow-cornice-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1966
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote Situated Approximately 40 Metres to West of South End of Thorp Arch Bridge, LS23 6HD
- OS grid reference
- SE 431 457
- Coordinates
- 53.90601, -1.34498
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, dating from the early to mid-18th century and restored in the 20th century, is located approximately 40 meters west of the south end of Thorp Arch Bridge. It is constructed from coursed, squared magnesian limestone and features a stone slate roof. The building is one storey with a half-basement and has a square single cell design.
On the south-west side, there is a doorway with a renewed door beneath a plain lintel, and a continuous stone ledge over the door with a small louvred opening above it. The eaves band leads to a hipped roof topped with a ball finial. The rear of the dovecote has a battered basement storey with a recessed, square-headed doorway beneath a deep band and a shallower plinth band, along with a blind opening above a perching ledge. The right return features a stone ledge that extends from the front, with a similar louvred opening above.
Inside, the upper floor is lined with nesting holes divided by stone blocks and includes stone ledges, while the roof structure is from the 20th century. The dovecote is situated in the corner of Rudgates Builders' yard.
Local climate
Dovecote Situated Approximately 40 Metres to West of South End of Thorp Arch Bridge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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