Dovecote 40 Metres North East of 1 to 3 The Timberyard is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1966. Dovecote.
Dovecote 40 Metres North East of 1 to 3 The Timberyard
- WRENN ID
- graven-hammer-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1966
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TM 341 618
- Coordinates
- 52.20478, 1.42604
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a disused dovecote located 40 meters northeast of 1 to 3 The Timberyard, associated with the old Glemham House, and dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a plain tiled roof. The dovecote is octagonal in shape and has a single circular window on four alternate faces, along with a modern boarded door. It has a moulded brick cornice and the apex of the roof is topped with a small wooden turret and a ball finial, which has been renewed. Inside, there are original brick nesting holes.
Local climate
Dovecote 40 Metres North East of 1 to 3 The Timberyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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