The Dovecote, in Grounds to West of Riverside House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Dovecote. 3 related planning applications.
The Dovecote, in Grounds to West of Riverside House
- WRENN ID
- scattered-baluster-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- The Dovecote, in Grounds to West of Riverside House, the Street, Castle Combe, SN14 7HU
- OS grid reference
- ST 841 770
- Coordinates
- 51.49258, -2.22934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecote, located in the grounds to the west of Riverside House, is a cottage dating from the 17th century or early 18th century. It is constructed of rubble stone and features a stone tile roof with an ashlar stack at the east end. The building is one storey high with an attic and has a one-room plan. On the south wall, there is a small 2-light flush hollow-moulded mullion window with a dripstone above it. The east end has a door, a 20th-century window with an original timber lintel in the attic, and dove openings above. Inside, there is a stone fireplace at the east end with a flat lintel and quadrant corners. Additionally, there is a rear lean-to that includes a moulded timber doorcase.
Local climate
The Dovecote, in Grounds to West of Riverside House receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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