Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South West of Church House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1952. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South West of Church House

WRENN ID
fallow-rood-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1952
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SP 117 064
Coordinates
51.75681, -1.83117
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a former dovecote, now used as garages, located approximately 50 meters south-west of Church House. It dates from the 17th century and has undergone restoration and alterations in the 20th century. The structure is made of random rubble limestone and features a stone slate roof. It has a rectangular shape with a parapet gable at the south end and a verge gable at the north, which includes a lower outbuilding that may be contemporary. A central ridge-mounted cupola with a ball finial is present. On the upper floors, there is a single two-light chamfered mullioned casement on the east and west sides, with openings that have plank doors and timber lintels below. Additionally, there is a single three-light casement on the south gable end. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South West of Church House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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