Dove Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Dovecote.
Dove Cottage
- WRENN ID
- riven-rampart-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dove Cottage, Priory Lane, Wymondley
- OS grid reference
- TL 217 280
- Coordinates
- 51.93762, -0.2303
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dove Cottage is a former dovecote that has been converted into a house. It dates back to the 16th century but was altered into a residence in the late 19th century, with additional extensions added to the north and east in the late 20th century. The building is constructed of narrow red brick in English bond, featuring blue headers in a diaper pattern. It has a steep red tile hipped roof with large gablets on the east and west sides, which are currently covered in pargetting but once had entrances for doves.
The structure is two stories tall and square in shape, with a projecting plinth and a roof height that matches the building's height minus the plinth. An 1830 drawing by Buckler shows the entrance located in the middle of the north side, along with a continuous eaves cove that has since been removed. The main facade now faces west and includes a central three-light casement window on the first floor, with a similar window to the left of the door. Both ground floor openings feature cambered arches with projecting brick labels. The entrance is a half-glazed plank door, and the plinth is chamfered and offset. There is a central internal chimney. The cottage is situated next to the priory stew-pond.
Local climate
Dove Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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