Dovecot About 100 Metres North West of Knowlton Court is a Grade II* listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1963. A C18 Dovecot.

Dovecot About 100 Metres North West of Knowlton Court

WRENN ID
graven-stronghold-martin
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 October 1963
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
TR 280 533
Coordinates
51.23413, 1.26575
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecot, located about 100 metres northwest of Knowlton Court, dates from the early 18th century. It is constructed of red brick with some blue headers and features a plain tiled roof. The structure has an octagonal plan, with a plinth and a plat band, as well as an unmoulded wooden eaves cornice. The roof is adorned with small leaded dormers and a wooden and leaded cupola. There is a boarded door in a semi-circular rebated surround on the east side, wooden casements on the north and west sides, and it is buttressed to the southwest. The interior reportedly retains pigeon shelves and boxing.

Local climate

Dovecot About 100 Metres North West of Knowlton Court receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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