Dovecote at Wichenford Court is a Grade II* listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. A C17 Dovecote.
Dovecote at Wichenford Court
- WRENN ID
- late-joist-raven
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 787 598
- Coordinates
- 52.23664, -2.31306
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote at Wichenford Court is a 17th-century structure that was restored in the mid-20th century. It features a timber-framed design with rendered wattle-and-daub infill set on a coursed sandstone rubble plinth, topped with a tiled roof. The dovecote has a square plan and includes four square panels from the sill to the wall-plate. It has slightly curved long braces across the lower outer corners, except for the front elevation, where they are positioned in the upper two rows of panels. The gable end trusses are designed with queen struts connecting the tie-beam to the collar, and V-struts above the collar in the apex. The front elevation faces east and has a small central planked door, with an additional door on the left side of the gable. At the center of the ridge, there is a small glazed lantern with a pyramidal roof and a finial. Inside, the dovecote contains 557 wooden nesting boxes, and the floor is paved with cobblestones. The dovecote was recently presented to the National Trust.
Local climate
Dovecote at Wichenford Court receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% 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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