Dovecote Approximately 35 Metres North East of Tolleshunt D'Arcy Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Maldon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. A C16 Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 35 Metres North East of Tolleshunt D'Arcy Hall
- WRENN ID
- steep-soffit-bistre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TL 928 116
- Coordinates
- 51.7703, 0.79373
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located approximately 35 metres north-east of Tolleshunt D'Arcy Hall, dates from the late 16th century. It is constructed of red brick in English bond and features a roof made of handmade red clay tiles. The dovecote has a rectangular plan that runs approximately northwest to southeast, with its entrance on the south side. It is bonded to the adjacent wall at the northwest corner.
On the northwest side, there are two round-headed windows that contain early leaded diamond glazing. The structure has two gablet hips and a 18th-century louvre on the ridge. The original entrances for the birds in the gablets have been blocked. Inside, there are 14 rows of nesting boxes, with brick ledges provided for every alternate row. Each long side has 17 nesting boxes, while each short side has 10. The dovecote is situated on a moated site.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 35 Metres North East of Tolleshunt D'Arcy Hall 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 greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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