Dovecote to North West of Stable Block is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1951. Dovecote.

Dovecote to North West of Stable Block

WRENN ID
standing-keystone-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 December 1951
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote to North West of Stable Block, Chippenham
OS grid reference
TL 663 694
Coordinates
52.29802, 0.43866
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote, built in the 18th century, is located to the north-west of the stable block at Chippenham Park. It has recently been restored and is constructed from local brown brick, featuring a hipped slate roof topped with an arched, wooden octagonal flight lantern. The dovecote has a square plan and a door that faces south-east. It includes a dentil brick cornice and the north-east wall has been rebuilt. Brick pigeon holes are intact on three sides, and there is an incomplete king post still in place.

Local climate

Dovecote to North West of Stable Block sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% 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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