Dovecote About 90 Metres North-East of Bretforton Grange is a Grade II* listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1959. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 90 Metres North-East of Bretforton Grange
- WRENN ID
- ghost-floor-wagtail
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1959
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SP 087 442
- Coordinates
- 52.0963, -1.87417
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located about 90 metres north-east of Bretforton Grange. It is likely from the 15th century, with some alterations made in the mid-19th century. The structure is built from coursed lias rubble and features a tile roof with a rectangular plan. The entrance on the east side has a square head and a chamfered surround, which is currently blocked. There is a 19th-century entrance on the west side with a brick segmental head. The roof is gablet in form, and the gables likely originally served as entrances for birds. Inside, the trusses have arch-braced collars with clasped purlins. There are 19 rows of nesting boxes, with an alighting ledge provided for every third row. An additional floor has been inserted within the dovecote.
Local climate
Dovecote About 90 Metres North-East of Bretforton Grange 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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