Dovecote Approximately 21 Metres East of Billesley Manor Hotel at Sp 145 568 is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1952. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 21 Metres East of Billesley Manor Hotel at Sp 145 568
- WRENN ID
- long-mortar-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SP 148 567
- Coordinates
- 52.2086, -1.78412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 21 meters east of Billesley Manor Hotel, dating from the 17th century, though it may have origins in the 15th century. It was restored in the 20th century by the National Trust. The structure is built from coursed blue lias rubble, with some parts rendered, and features a steeply pitched roof covered with renewed tiles.
On the exterior, the north end has a low entrance with a timber lintel above the gate and a blocked opening above that. The west elevation has a projecting course, while the south end features a ledge below the peak of the gable. The east elevation shows remnants of plastering and a small hole. The roof includes two rebuilt gabled louvres.
Inside, the walls are lined with stone nesting boxes, which are recorded to have housed 700 boxes. The interior also features one tie beam and a collar truss with struts.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 21 Metres East of Billesley Manor Hotel at Sp 145 568 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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