Dovecot in the Grounds of Patcham Court Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1952. Dovecot.

Dovecot in the Grounds of Patcham Court Farmhouse

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion MP: Siân Berry (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 October 1952
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot in the Grounds of Patcham Court Farmhouse, Vale Avenue, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 301 091
Coordinates
50.86706, -0.15152
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecot in the grounds of Patcham Court Farmhouse is a structure likely dating from the 17th century. It is built from flint with some brickwork and features a tiled roof. The dovecot is circular in shape and has buttresses on the east side and along the entire south side. There is a low flat-arched entrance located on the northeast, a wooden dormer on the southwest, and a tiled lantern at the apex of the conical roof. It is said to contain approximately 550 nesting boxes and its potence.

Local climate

Dovecot in the Grounds of Patcham Court Farmhouse receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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