Granary at Chalton Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1985. Dovecote.
Granary at Chalton Farm
- WRENN ID
- buried-steeple-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1985
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Granary at Chalton Farm, Blunham Road, Moggerhanger
- OS grid reference
- TL 144 501
- Coordinates
- 52.13774, -0.32956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The granary at Chalton Farm is a former dovecote, dating from the late 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a clay tile roof. The building has a square plan and a hipped roof with gablets. A brick band runs along the first floor level. There is a door located on the south elevation, and later windows have been inserted into the west, south, and east elevations. Additionally, there is a small blocked opening on the east elevation, and the original nesting boxes have been removed.
Local climate
Granary at Chalton Farm sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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