Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres South of Kelmscott Manor is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres South of Kelmscott Manor
- WRENN ID
- knotted-rampart-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SU 251 988
- Coordinates
- 51.68799, -1.63825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located approximately 10 meters south of Kelmscott Manor, dates from the late 17th century and has undergone minor later alterations. It is constructed from uncoursed limestone rubble and features a stone slate roof with moulded coped verges and a pyramidal-capped lantern topped with a ball finial. The building has a square plan and consists of two storeys with a gable-lit attic. On the north side, there is a stable door with a wooden lintel, and there is an infilled opening low down on the west side. Inside, the ground floor contains pigeon nesting holes and ledges, some of which have been infilled. The current entrance appears to have been inserted as it cuts through one of the nesting holes.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres South of Kelmscott Manor receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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