Dovecote approximately 20 metres to north of Winterbourne Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote approximately 20 metres to north of Winterbourne Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- rooted-vestry-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote approximately 20 metres to north of Winterbourne Farmhouse, RG20 8AS
- OS grid reference
- SU 457 723
- Coordinates
- 51.44869, -1.34352
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 19th-century dovecote located approximately 20 metres north of Winterbourne Farmhouse. It is constructed of flint with brick dressings and features chalk lacing courses, topped with an old tile pyramidal roof. The dovecote has a projecting plinth and a door on the north side. Inside, it still retains brick nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecote approximately 20 metres to north of Winterbourne Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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