Dovecote at Rake Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1960. Dovecote, pavilion. 2 related planning applications.
Dovecote at Rake Manor
- WRENN ID
- twisted-stone-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1960
- Type
- Dovecote, pavilion
- Address
- Dovecote at Rake Manor, Station Lane, Witley and Milford, GU8 5AD
- OS grid reference
- SU 952 411
- Coordinates
- 51.16133, -0.63936
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th-century dovecot, now used as a pavilion, located on Station Lane in Witney. The structure is built of sandstone rubble and has a plain tiled roof. It’s square in plan, with gables on each side. A plinth runs along the base of the building. There is one leaded casement window on each side. The original east side features diagonal mullions. An original half-glazed door provides access to a balcony with steps. Double doors are found on the first floor. A stack is situated on one end.
Local climate
Dovecote at Rake Manor receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2006
- 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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