Dovecote Approximately 8 Metres to South-West of Whitton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 8 Metres to South-West of Whitton Hall
- WRENN ID
- riven-sentry-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SJ 345 090
- Coordinates
- 52.67548, -2.96933
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, built in the early 18th century, is located approximately 8 meters to the south-west of Whitton Hall. It is constructed of red brick and features a conical graded slate roof with a circular plan. Notable architectural details include a chamfered plinth, a toothed-brick band about halfway up, and a dentil brick eaves cornice. There are round-arched dormers on the north-west and south-east sides, along with a central circular glover that has turned wooden balusters and a conical slate cap topped with a wooden finial. A segmental-headed opening is positioned high on the south-west side, while a segmental-headed boarded door is found on the north-east side. Inside, the dovecote contains approximately 520 L-shaped nest holes with ledges and a central rotating potence with three projecting arms for ladders at different heights, all set on a cobbled floor. This dovecote is part of a notable group of buildings associated with Whitton Hall.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 8 Metres to South-West of Whitton Hall receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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