Dovecote Approximately 45 Metres to North West of Old Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1986. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 45 Metres to North West of Old Manor House
- WRENN ID
- spare-shingle-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SJ 536 246
- Coordinates
- 52.81721, -2.6899
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a disused dovecote located approximately 45 metres northwest of The Old Manor House. It dates from the mid- to late 18th century and is constructed of red brick with a square plan. The south front features a segmental-headed light wooden-framed metal casement window, along with a segmental-headed boarded door to the right. There is a blocked door on the east front. Inside, there are brick nesting boxes. The dovecote was roofless at the time of the survey in January 1986. It is included for its group value.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 45 Metres to North West of Old Manor House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1998
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