Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres East of Millards House (Millards House Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1972. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres East of Millards House (Millards House Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- third-postern-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1972
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SP 235 473
- Coordinates
- 52.12409, -1.65806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 20 meters east of Millards House, dating from the 17th century with later alterations. It is constructed from regularly coursed limestone rubble, featuring brick repairs and gables in Flemish stretcher bond. The roof is covered with old tiles and has ashlar-coped gables, and the building has a square plan.
On the west elevation, there is a small opening above a plank door with a timber lintel. The left side has an entrance with brick reveals and a timber lintel over another plank door, along with a small patch of ironstone. The gable on this side has a blocked segmental-headed window, and the right side also features a blocked window. The rear has 18th-century brick patching and an entrance with a split stable door. The ridge has a rebuilt louvre.
Inside, the dovecote has walls and gables lined with nesting recesses and stone ledges. It features a heavy tie beam truss with raking struts and double purlins.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres East of Millards House (Millards House Not Included) receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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