Dovecot Approximately 20 Metres South West of Upper Bache Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. Dovecot.
Dovecot Approximately 20 Metres South West of Upper Bache Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- lunar-quartz-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- SO 538 602
- Coordinates
- 52.23884, -2.67728
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecot, located approximately 20 meters south-west of Upper Bache Farmhouse, dates from the early 18th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and features a stone slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan with a square-headed doorway on the north-west side. Each face of the dovecot is gabled and includes a blank rectangular inset. There is also a rectangular glover with a weathervane. Inside, the dovecot retains 700 integral nesting boxes and landing ledges.
Local climate
Dovecot Approximately 20 Metres South West of Upper Bache Farmhouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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