Dovecote, Rear of Number 12 (Ivy House) is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1981. Dovecote.
Dovecote, Rear of Number 12 (Ivy House)
- WRENN ID
- dusted-chamber-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1981
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote, Rear of Number 12 (Ivy House), Fen End, Over
- OS grid reference
- TL 378 706
- Coordinates
- 52.31643, 0.02124
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located at the rear of Number 12 (Ivy House), dating from the late 17th century with alterations from the 19th century. It is constructed of red brick, featuring rebuilt upper courses at the gable ends and a tiled roof. The building has a dentil eaves cornice and is square in shape. Inside, the original nesting boxes have been removed and a floor has been added.
Local climate
Dovecote, Rear of Number 12 (Ivy House) 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 98% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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