Dovecote About 15 Yards South-East of Rectory Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1986. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 15 Yards South-East of Rectory Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- carved-eave-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 945 366
- Coordinates
- 52.02827, -2.08031
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote, now used as a store, located about 15 yards south-east of Rectory Farmhouse. It dates from the late 17th century and has been altered in the mid-20th century. The structure is made of part coursed limestone and part brick, topped with a plain tiled roof and gable-end parapets. It has a rectangular plan and consists of two levels, featuring an alighting ledge at the upper floor level. On the west side, there is a ledged and battened door. The south end includes an inserted two-light leaded casement window on the ground floor, along with a shuttered opening and a loft door at the upper level. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Dovecote About 15 Yards South-East of Rectory Farmhouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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