Manor Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1952. Dovecote. 2 related planning applications.
Manor Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- proud-rubble-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Manor Dovecote, High Street, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QN
- OS grid reference
- SU 548 941
- Coordinates
- 51.64309, -1.20878
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Manor Dovecote is a dovecote that likely dates from the late 16th century, with restoration and partial rebuilding carried out in the 20th century. It features a base made of uncoursed limestone rubble, with red brick on the right side and large timber-framing on the left, which includes brick infill. The roof is covered with old plain tiles and has two gables with hipped plain-tile roofs at the ridge. There is a 20th-century opening and a window above it, located to the left of the center. The right return and rear of the structure also have timber-framing with brick infill. Inside, there is a double queen-post roof. The ground floor on the left has reconstructed brick dove boxes, while the first floor on the left features reconstructed lath and plaster dove boxes.
Local climate
Manor Dovecote 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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 — 2 applications
- 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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