Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres West of Chilton Grove is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1985. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres West of Chilton Grove
- WRENN ID
- stark-loggia-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1985
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SJ 526 090
- Coordinates
- 52.67725, -2.70161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a disused dovecote located approximately 50 metres west of Chilton Grove, dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a pyramidal plain tile roof with a lead cap. The dovecote has a square plan and has blocked openings on the north and south sides, with a doorway on the east side. Inside, there are 14 tiers of nesting boxes along each wall. The north and south walls are supported by 20th-century internal buttresses.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres West of Chilton Grove receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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