Dovecote Approximately 15 Metres North of the Pigeon House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1952. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 15 Metres North of the Pigeon House
- WRENN ID
- iron-panel-thunder
- 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 117 067
- Coordinates
- 51.7596, -1.83072
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located approximately 15 meters north of The Pigeon House, is a structure likely dating from the 17th century. It has undergone extensive restoration in the late 20th century by Sir Colin Crowe, bringing it back from a ruinous state. The dovecote is constructed from random and coursed rubble limestone and features a stone slate roof. It has a circular shape, although the later internal upper floor has been removed.
On the south side, there is a doorway with a timber lintel, and above it, a gabled eaves-mounted dormer. There is also a high-level doorway on the north side that provides access from the bank. The dovecote is topped with a central square lantern that has a pyramid roof and a small ball finial. Inside, the walls are lined with seven rows of pigeon holes and perches. The new roof structure, designed by Mervin Day, includes a circular purlin and is of some interest. The dovecote stands to the north of The Pigeon House.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 15 Metres North of the Pigeon 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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