Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres to East of Duck End House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres to East of Duck End House
- WRENN ID
- sacred-moulding-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1957
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SP 329 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97886, -1.52161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located approximately 50 meters east of Duck End House, is likely from the 17th century. It is constructed from limestone rubble with wooden lintels and features a Stonesfield-slate roof. The building has a square plan and stands two stories tall. The original front includes a low, heavy-framed door and a small square opening below the gable, which is also found on the other sides. The rear has a later, larger doorway. Inside, there are stone nesting boxes, and a first floor has been added.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres to East of Duck End House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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