The Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. Dovecote.

The Dovecote

WRENN ID
moated-marble-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1967
Type
Dovecote
Address
The Dovecote, Church Lane, Much Hadham
OS grid reference
TL 430 195
Coordinates
51.85632, 0.07522
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dovecote is a building that has been converted into a house. It dates back to the early 17th century and features a timber frame with brick infilling. Originally serving as a dovecote for the Old Rectory, it has a square shape topped with a pyramid roof covered in part fish scale, old tiles. The building has leaded casements with moulded frames on all sides. On the south side, there is a two-storey, projecting square window bay, likely added in the early 20th century, which includes some original metal casements with six-light windows and two-light windows on the sides. There is also a lean-to addition from the 18th or 19th century on the west side, which has a slate roof. A wrought iron weathervane is mounted on a square wooden pedestal with arcading.

Local climate

The Dovecote sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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