Dovecote About 5 Metres North East of Cattespool is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1986. Dovecote.

Dovecote About 5 Metres North East of Cattespool

WRENN ID
upper-nave-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove MP: Bradley Thomas (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1986
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SP 006 711
Coordinates
52.33818, -1.99122
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located about 5 metres north-east of Cattespool, dating from the early 18th century and restored in the late 20th century. It is constructed of brick and features a gabled tile roof with a square plan. The dovecote has two storeys, each with a 2-light casement window in the gables, and the roof is topped by a glover with a pyramidal shape. The entrance is situated in the south wall. Inside, it retains nesting boxes on the first floor.

Local climate

Dovecote About 5 Metres North East of Cattespool receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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