Dovecote approximately 68 metres south west of Bisham Abbey is a Grade I listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1955. A Medieval Dovecote.
Dovecote approximately 68 metres south west of Bisham Abbey
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-attic-storm
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Constituency
- Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1955
- Type
- Dovecote
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Dovecote approximately 68 metres south west of Bisham Abbey, SL7 1RR
- OS grid reference
- SU 846 849
- Coordinates
- 51.55723, -0.78068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located approximately 68 metres south west of Bisham Abbey, dates back to the 15th century. It is constructed from chalk and flint, featuring slip tiles and a brick buttress, topped with an old tile conical roof. The dovecote has a circular plan and is supported by four two-stage buttresses. It includes a flint plinth, a moulded stone string, and closed eaves, along with four small open gabled dormers. At the center, there is an ogee roof adorned with a ball and finial. The entrance door on the south-east side is very small and planked.
Inside, the dovecote contains nearly continuous nesting boxes, a revolving ladder on a large newel post, and a fine framed timber roof, although some timbers have been replaced.
Local climate
Dovecote approximately 68 metres south west of Bisham Abbey sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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