Dovecote Attached to East Side of Number 41 is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1959. Dovecote.

Dovecote Attached to East Side of Number 41

WRENN ID
roaming-quartz-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wychavon
Constituency
Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1959
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote Attached to East Side of Number 41, WR11 7JH
OS grid reference
SP 090 440
Coordinates
52.0944, -1.86961
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote attached to the east side of Number 41, originally listed as Home Farmhouse, located on Main Street in Bretforton. The dovecote dates from the 17th century, with some alterations made in the mid-19th century and late 20th century. It is constructed from lias stone and features a stone tile roof. The building has two storeys, with a blocked opening on the first floor and a 20th-century entrance located in the right-hand corner. The gable on the roof has a pyramidal shape. The exposed gable to the right is timber-framed with brick infill. Inside, there is an inserted floor that retains wooden nesting boxes above.

Local climate

Dovecote Attached to East Side of Number 41 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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