Dovecote Approximately 150 Yards North North West of Longford Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 150 Yards North North West of Longford Hall

WRENN ID
south-wall-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1983
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SJ 727 183
Coordinates
52.76227, -2.40472
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This late 18th century dovecote is located approximately 150 yards north-north-west of Longford Hall. It is constructed from red brick and has an octagonal shape, sitting on a sandstone plinth. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, featuring an ogee-capped cupola. The eaves are adorned with brick dentils, and there are circular flight holes on the sides, although some of these are blind.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 150 Yards North North West of Longford Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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