Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres East of Town Well is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1975. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres East of Town Well
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-iron-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1975
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 451 434
- Coordinates
- 52.08687, -2.80201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 50 meters east of the Town Well in Credenhill. It dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century and is constructed of brick with a slate roof. The dovecote has an octagonal plan and features a dentilled eaves cornice. There are two window openings on the ground floor. Currently, the dovecote is in a ruinous condition, with the lantern and fittings previously mentioned now damaged and missing.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres East of Town Well receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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