Dovecote at New Wellbury Farm (10 Metres to South West of House) is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Dovecote.

Dovecote at New Wellbury Farm (10 Metres to South West of House)

WRENN ID
endless-chimney-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1988
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
TL 138 293
Coordinates
51.9512, -0.34423
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at New Wellbury Farm, dating from the 18th century, is located 10 metres southwest of the main house. It is constructed of red brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern, featuring blue headers. The west gable displays exposed timbers, while the east gable has a projecting boarded entrance for the dovecote. The building has a half-hipped steep roof covered with old red tiles. It is a single-storey rectangular structure that faces south, with a central boarded door and a 2-light fanlight above it. On the north side, there is a small 2-light window located centrally under the eaves. The dovecote includes four rows of round-headed openings with a shelf at the bottom and has a chamfered plinth.

Local climate

Dovecote at New Wellbury Farm (10 Metres to South West of House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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