Dove Cote to East of High House is a Grade II listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1960. Dovecote.

Dove Cote to East of High House

WRENN ID
far-pillar-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thurrock
Constituency
Thurrock MP: Jen Craft (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 1960
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dove Cote to East of High House, London Road
OS grid reference
TQ 567 780
Coordinates
51.4793, 0.25554
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dove Cote, located to the east of High House on London Road in Purfleet, is a 17th-century octagonal structure made of red brick, topped with a red plain tile roof. It features a carved plaster eaves cornice and has a rectangular glover with a vane.

Local climate

Dove Cote to East of High House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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