Dovecote About 30 Metres North West of Luntley Court is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1953. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 30 Metres North West of Luntley Court
- WRENN ID
- solitary-cinder-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1953
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 392 557
- Coordinates
- 52.19656, -2.88972
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located about 30 metres north-west of Luntley Court, dated 1673, with some 20th-century alterations. It is constructed from timber-frame with rendered infill, sitting on a rubble plinth, and features a felt roof. The dovecote has a square plan and is gabled on all four sides, rising to two storeys with small openings in the gables. The main entrance is on the east wall and has a shaped doorhead that displays the incised date "1673." The 17th-century boarded door is adorned with decorative strap hinges. The roof is topped by a glover, also gabled on all sides. The framing consists of four square panels high with straight tension braces. Each truss has two collars, multiple struts, and curved V-struts at the apex. The bargeboards are intricately carved and feature pendant finials, while the projecting wall-plates have carved brackets. At the time of survey in 1987, the south-west corner was supported by timber shores.
Local climate
Dovecote About 30 Metres North West of Luntley Court receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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