Cartlodge/Dovecote to North of St Peters Church is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1984. Cartlodge, dovecote.

Cartlodge/Dovecote to North of St Peters Church

WRENN ID
leaning-tin-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar MP: Alex Burghart (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 April 1984
Type
Cartlodge, dovecote
Address
Cartlodge/Dovecote to North of St Peters Church, Church Lane, Ongar
OS grid reference
TL 553 050
Coordinates
51.72276, 0.24804
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a cartlodge with an integral dovecote, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed with a timber frame and is weatherboarded, featuring a hipped roof made of red plain tiles. Atop this is a weatherboarded dovecote with a hipped roof covered in grey slate, which has three holes for the pigeons. The main nesting area is located between the inserted floor at the eaves level. The structure consists of three bays, with solid braces supporting the top plate and through bracing in the walls. It has a side purlin roof structure. This building is notable for its unusual and picturesque appearance in a rural setting.

Local climate

Cartlodge/Dovecote to North of St Peters Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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