Dovecote to South of Manor House Forecourt is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1974. Dovecote.

Dovecote to South of Manor House Forecourt

WRENN ID
ghost-groin-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1974
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote to South of Manor House Forecourt, Whitehead's Lane, Bradford-On-Avon
OS grid reference
ST 827 610
Coordinates
51.34859, -2.24875
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote, located at the south-west corner of the railed forecourt to the 18th-century part of the Manor House, is probably from the 17th century. It is two storeys high and constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar quoins. The roof is made of stone slabs and features pigeon holes in the gable end facing the house. An external staircase leads to the first floor, which has a very large west-facing window with casements that include glazing bars. On the ground floor, there is a small window to the right, set in a moulded stone surround, featuring a single fixed leaded light. An archway with timber supports at the north end provides access to the garden of the 17th-century wing.

All the listed buildings in Whitehead's Lane, along with Nos 15 to 17 Silver Street and Nos 1 to 4 and Nos 7 and 8 White Hill, form a group.

Local climate

Dovecote to South of Manor House Forecourt receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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