Pigeoncote at Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1976. A C18 Dovecote.
Pigeoncote at Manor House
- WRENN ID
- white-doorway-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1976
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Pigeoncote at Manor House, Church Lane, North Witham
- OS grid reference
- SK 928 218
- Coordinates
- 52.78602, -0.62495
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pigeoncote at Manor House is an 18th-century structure that has been altered in the 19th century and largely rebuilt in the 20th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and features a pantile roof. The building has a timber turret with fixed lights and a hipped lead roof. It is two stories high with a single bay front. The dovecote is located on the upper floor, accessible by external stairs on the north gable. This structure is included for its group value context.
Local climate
Pigeoncote at Manor House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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