Dovecote to SE of Sandye Place is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1979. Dovecote.
Dovecote to SE of Sandye Place
- WRENN ID
- veiled-crypt-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1979
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote to SE of Sandye Place, Park Road
- OS grid reference
- TL 173 488
- Coordinates
- 52.12549, -0.28729
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote located to the south-east of Sandye Place is a circular structure made of ironstone, believed to date from the early 20th century when the house was owned by Walter Graves, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. It features a conical roof covered with clay tiles and topped with a cupola. The dovecote has three tiers of dove-holes and is adorned with a weathervane. The entrance includes a three-piece door lintel, each section decorated with a medallion depicting, from left to right, a pair of peacocks, the letter "C," and a pair of swans.
Local climate
Dovecote to SE of Sandye Place 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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