Dovecot South South East of the Roost is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1962. Dovecot.

Dovecot South South East of the Roost

WRENN ID
fading-corridor-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 March 1962
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot South South East of the Roost, Main Street, Ufford, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TF 094 039
Coordinates
52.62248, -0.38444
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecot located south-south-east of The Roost, formerly known as Dovehouse at Newport Farm, dates back to 1727, as indicated by the datestone "TG 1727" in the gable. It is constructed from coursed stone rubble and has a rectangular shape. The roof is steeply pitched, gable-ended, and covered with corrugated asbestos. Additionally, double doors have been inserted on the south side.

Local climate

Dovecot South South East of the Roost sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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