Dovecote About 50 Yards North East of Huddington Court is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 50 Yards North East of Huddington Court
- WRENN ID
- rusted-tower-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 942 573
- Coordinates
- 52.21417, -2.08509
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located about 50 yards north-east of Huddington Court, dating from the 17th century and restored in the early to mid-20th century. It features a timber frame with rendered infill set on a plinth made of sandstone and lias limestone rubble, topped with a plain tiled roof. The dovecote has a square plan and its framing includes three panels from the sill to the wall-plate, short straight upper corner braces, and collar and tie-beam trusses with three struts to the collar and V-struts in the apex.
The south elevation has a ledged and battened door with a leaded transom light above it, while the west elevation contains a 2-light leaded casement window. The roof is adorned with a central gabled timber lantern that has entry holes and alighting ledges for the birds. Inside, there are almost 125 nesting boxes remaining on the west wall. It is believed that this dovecote was re-erected and may have been moved to its current location from elsewhere, possibly brought to Huddington Court.
Local climate
Dovecote About 50 Yards North East of Huddington 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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