Granary with Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South of Methley Bridge Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1987. Granary.
Granary with Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South of Methley Bridge Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- waning-postern-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley MP: Yvette Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1987
- Type
- Granary
- OS grid reference
- SE 410 256
- Coordinates
- 53.72547, -1.37961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a granary with a dovecote, located approximately 50 metres south of Methley Bridge Farmhouse. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of handmade brown brick in a random bond pattern, topped with a corrugated sheet roof. The structure is a single cell and stands 3½ storeys tall.
The gabled south front features a segmental-arched wagon doorway on the right, which has wooden double doors with handmade strap hinges. To the left of the doorway is a square window, and in the centre at the first floor, there is a larger square window. At the top of the gable, there is a round-headed opening for the pigeon loft, complete with a prominent perching ledge.
On the left return wall, there is a segmental-headed doorway and a square window at ground level, along with a blocked square window above. The right return wall has one window on each floor, and all windows are topped with flat-arched brick heads. Although the interior was not inspected, it is reported that the loft is lined with nesting boxes.
Local climate
Granary with Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South of Methley Bridge Farmhouse 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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