Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to North of Place Manor is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1971. A 17th century Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to North of Place Manor
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1971
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SU 591 808
- Coordinates
- 51.52392, -1.14943
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 100 metres north of Place Manor, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed from flint with brick dressings, featuring a plinth topped with a moulded brick cornice. The roof is conical, covered with old tiles, and includes a louvred gable dormer on the southeast side, as well as a square louvred cupola. The southeast entrance has a four-centered arched doorway with a boarded door. Inside, there are brick nesting boxes built into the walls and a central pole with an arm, known as a potance.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to North of Place Manor sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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