Dovecote Approximately 220 Metres South East of Northbrook Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1987. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.

Dovecote Approximately 220 Metres South East of Northbrook Farmhouse

WRENN ID
tilted-render-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1987
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SP 494 220
Coordinates
51.89445, -1.2834
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The dovecote, located approximately 220 meters southeast of Northbrook Farmhouse, dates from the late 17th century to early 18th century and is now used as a sheltershed. It is constructed of chequer brick featuring flared headers and has a Welsh-slate roof with a rectangular plan. The walls are accented with 4-course rusticated quoins and a projecting brick band. The front of the dovecote includes a small central doorway, framed heavily, and topped with a gauged flat arch that has a keystone carved with acanthus. The ends of the structure have small openings positioned at a high level, while there are inserted openings at the rear and on the right end. The roof is hipped. Inside, there are two square chambers lined with brick nesting boxes, and a door that opens into a recess in the central cross wall. The site of Northbrook was once home to a mansion belonging to the Dashwood family, which was demolished in 1750.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 220 Metres South East of Northbrook Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • 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
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Oxford Canal Northbrook Bridge (That Part in Kirtlington Civil Parish) Grade II 439 m
  2. Oxford Canal Bridge at Dashwood Lock Grade II 936 m
  3. Coldharbour Barn and Attached Farmbuilding Grade II 1.2 km
  4. 27 Nethercote Road Grade II 1.7 km
  5. Nos 23 and 25, Coffee Lodge Grade II 1.7 km
  6. 11, Nethercote Road Grade II 1.7 km
  7. Nos 17, 19 and 21, The Hollies Grade II 1.7 km
  8. Foxtownsend Cottages Grade II 1.9 km
  9. Foxtownsend Cottages Grade II 1.9 km
  10. Home Farmohuse Grade II 1.9 km