Dovecote About 40 Metres North East of Hill Court is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 40 Metres North East of Hill Court
- WRENN ID
- slow-wicket-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1984
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- ST 650 952
- Coordinates
- 51.65538, -2.50721
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located about 40 metres northeast of Hill Court, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of limestone and sandstone rubble, with stone dressings and quoins. The roof is pyramidal, covered with stone slates, and features a brick chimney. The building has a square plan.
The south front includes a plank door with a segmental head and a cross window above, which also has leaded lights and a segmental head. On the east side, there is a plank door at the upper level with a segmental head. The west side features a two-light window at the ground floor, which has a timber lintel and leaded lights, along with some brick repair work.
Local climate
Dovecote About 40 Metres North East of Hill Court receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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