Britchcombe Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres West is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1985. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Britchcombe Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres West
- WRENN ID
- rough-mantel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1985
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Britchcombe Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres West, SN7 7QJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 307 871
- Coordinates
- 51.58236, -1.55717
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A dovecote and granary, dating from the late 18th century, stands approximately 20 metres west of Britchcombe Farmhouse. The structure is built of brick in a Flemish bond pattern, featuring flared headers, and has a roof of stone slate. Originally two storeys high, the front face of the dovecote looks towards the farmhouse. A segmental arch spans the site of a blocked central door, and a full dormer window was added in the late 19th century. A plank door, protected by a timber lintel, is set within the right gable wall, and a 2-light window, also under a timber lintel, is present in the left gable wall. A banded eaves course runs across the gable ends. A timber glover is positioned centrally on the ridge, above a gabled roof. Internally, the floor has collapsed, but it is evident that the granary was originally raised above ground level, with the dovecote located on the upper level. There are brick nesting boxes and a three-bay queen-strut roof, with closely spaced trusses designed to support the glover.
Local climate
Britchcombe Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres West receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- 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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