Dovecote Approximately 120m North of Cruckton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 120m North of Cruckton Hall
- WRENN ID
- twisted-granite-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SJ 429 102
- Coordinates
- 52.68678, -2.84513
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 120 meters north of Cruckton Hall, likely built in the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a plain tile roof with an octagonal plan. The structure has one level with a loft above, and it includes a dentilled eaves cornice. The south side has a pointed entrance arch, with similar windows on the east and west sides. At the top, there is a reconstructed octagonal wooden cupola topped with a ball finial.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 120m North of Cruckton Hall 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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