Dovecote Approximately 15 Metres East of Chirbury Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1986. A C17 Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote Approximately 15 Metres East of Chirbury Hall
- WRENN ID
- blind-gargoyle-wren
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 261 985
- Coordinates
- 52.58013, -3.09074
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 15 meters east of Chirbury Hall, likely built in the 17th century with later repairs. It is constructed of small red bricks in English bond and features a graded slate roof topped with an open-sided lantern and a pointed wooden finial. The dovecote has an octagonal plan, with eaves that slightly project and are supported by moulded corbelling. There are chamfered rectangular windows on the east and west sides, each with a label and open square label stops. On the west side, there is a segmental-headed doorway that contains a plank door with iron strap hinges. Inside, the dovecote is well-preserved, featuring nesting holes and ledges along with a carved central post, which once had a ladder for collecting eggs from the nests. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, County No. 309.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 15 Metres East of Chirbury Hall receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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