Dovecote Approximately 80 Metres to South West of the Isle is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1987. Dovecote, summerhouse.
Dovecote Approximately 80 Metres to South West of the Isle
- WRENN ID
- rough-sill-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1987
- Type
- Dovecote, summerhouse
- OS grid reference
- SJ 459 166
- Coordinates
- 52.74509, -2.80271
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a dovecote, originally a summerhouse, located approximately 80 metres southwest of The Isle. It dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century and was altered and heightened in the mid-18th century. The structure is made of red brick with some grey sandstone ashlar dressings and features a pyramidal plain tile roof. It has a square plan with a plinth that has a moulded stone top, chamfered stone quoins on the earlier lower part, and a dentil brick eaves cornice. The top part of the dovecote has a louvred square wooden glover with a pyramidal lead cap and weathervane. There is a boarded door on the southeast side with a rectangular overlight and a gauged-brick head, and a square opening for doves in the later top stage above. On the northwest side, there is a recessed blind or blocked window with a gauged-brick head. The interior is plastered and contains nesting boxes. Although it is likely built as a dovecote, it may have originally served as a summerhouse. The dovecote is situated within the grounds of The Isle.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 80 Metres to South West of the Isle receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% 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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