Dovecote in Grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital Fronting Onto Alcester Road is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1970. Dovecote. 4 related planning applications.
Dovecote in Grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital Fronting Onto Alcester Road
- WRENN ID
- tattered-pedestal-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley MP: Tahir Ali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1970
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote in Grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital Fronting Onto Alcester Road, Alcester Road B13
- OS grid reference
- SP 074 829
- Coordinates
- 52.44454, -1.89112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital, facing Alcester Road, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of brick with a tiled roof, featuring a wooden lantern and finial. The structure has an octagonal shape and stands three storeys tall, with each storey separated by brick courses. The top storey includes a blank round-headed arch on the back side.
Local climate
Dovecote in Grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital Fronting Onto Alcester Road receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2010
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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