Pigeoncote to Rear of No 7 is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. Pigeoncote, blacksmith's shop.
Pigeoncote to Rear of No 7
- WRENN ID
- high-cobalt-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Pigeoncote, blacksmith's shop
- Address
- Pigeoncote to Rear of No 7, Manor Street, Ruskington
- OS grid reference
- TF 081 510
- Coordinates
- 53.04621, -0.38756
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a pigeoncote and blacksmith's shop located to the rear of No. 7 on Ruskington Manor Street. It dates from the early 18th century and 19th century. The structure is made of field stone limestone rubble and features a pantile roof. Attached to it is a red brick lean-to blacksmith's shop with a corrugated asbestos roof. The pigeoncote has a square plan and includes one opening with a timber lintel. Inside, it retains pigeon boxes that reach the full height of the building, along with stone ledges. The blacksmith's shop contains two glazing bar sliding sashes and a planked door.
Local climate
Pigeoncote to Rear of No 7 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
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