Dovecot to South West of Glebe Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1985. Dovecot.
Dovecot to South West of Glebe Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- sacred-flint-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1985
- Type
- Dovecot
- Address
- Dovecot to South West of Glebe Farmhouse, Hill Croome
- OS grid reference
- SO 887 403
- Coordinates
- 52.06156, -2.16611
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecot located to the southwest of Glebe Farmhouse is a 15th-century structure that features a timber frame and a 17th-century brick rear wall. It has a gable-ended roof covered with plain tiles, which includes a small wooden ventilating turret. The east front displays a large pair of restored cruck blades, while the south and north sides are supported by paired tension braces. The exterior also includes plaster panels, and the brick rear wall contains nesting boxes. This dovecot is owned and restored by the Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, as noted in F H Crossley's "Timber Building in England" on Plate 126.
Local climate
Dovecot to South West of Glebe Farmhouse receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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