Dovecote at East Kennett Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Dovecote, summer house.

Dovecote at East Kennett Manor

WRENN ID
half-pavement-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 April 1987
Type
Dovecote, summer house
Address
Dovecote at East Kennett Manor, Village Centre
OS grid reference
SU 118 675
Coordinates
51.40709, -1.8306
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at East Kennett Manor is an 18th to early 19th-century structure located east of the farm buildings. It features decorative diaper brickwork and a slate roof, with an octagonal shape that is set into the north garden wall. The dovecote has an arched door leading to the garden. The roof is adorned with lead rolls at the angles and includes an open timber glover topped with a lead cupola and windvane. It was likely constructed as a garden ornament.

Local climate

Dovecote at East Kennett Manor 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 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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