Dovecote (Garage to Number 4) is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1976. Dovecote.

Dovecote (Garage to Number 4)

WRENN ID
gaunt-threshold-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1976
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote (Garage to Number 4), Home Farm Yard, Woolley
OS grid reference
SE 325 130
Coordinates
53.61267, -1.50974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a dovecote that has been converted into a garage for Number 4. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with a stone slate roof. The structure is two storeys high and has a square plan, featuring quoins and a first-floor band. There is a large garage door on the ground floor, with a window above that has a projecting sill. The roof is pyramidal and was originally open with a louvre, but it is now glazed. Inside, the first floor contains brick nesting boxes on each side.

Local climate

Dovecote (Garage to Number 4) receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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