Dovecote in the Grounds of the Close is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1950. Dovecote.
Dovecote in the Grounds of the Close
- WRENN ID
- former-quartz-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North MP: Chris Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1950
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote in the Grounds of the Close, Wolverton Road, Newport Pagnell
- OS grid reference
- SP 871 438
- Coordinates
- 52.08631, -0.72953
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote in the grounds of "The Close" dates from the late 17th century. It has a square plan and features impressive diapered brickwork in Flemish bond. The building has moulded wooden eaves and a hipped tiled roof, which is topped with a glazed lantern and the remains of a fine wrought iron weathervane.
Local climate
Dovecote in the Grounds of the Close 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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