Dovecote Approximately 2 Metres North East of Former Garden Walls to North West of Stables at Apley Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1989. Dovecote. 4 related planning applications.

Dovecote Approximately 2 Metres North East of Former Garden Walls to North West of Stables at Apley Castle

WRENN ID
silent-cobble-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 October 1989
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote Approximately 2 Metres North East of Former Garden Walls to North West of Stables at Apley Castle, TF1 6RH
OS grid reference
SJ 654 132
Coordinates
52.71601, -2.51281
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located approximately 2 meters northeast of the former garden walls to the northwest of the stables at Apley Castle. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and is constructed of English garden wall bond brick. The dovecote features a pyramidal plain tile roof, which is topped by a lantern added in the 1980s. It has a square plan and stands two storeys tall. The ground floor has large semi-circular arched entries, while the first floor has a semi-circular arched doorway. An interior inspection was not possible at the time of the survey. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 2 Metres North East of Former Garden Walls to North West of Stables at Apley Castle receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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