Dovecote in Former Park Farm Yard is a Grade II* listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1986. A C16 Dovecote. 2 related planning applications.
Dovecote in Former Park Farm Yard
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-mortar-rain
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote in Former Park Farm Yard, Park Street, Fairford
- OS grid reference
- SP 153 012
- Coordinates
- 51.70935, -1.77884
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a large circular dovecote, believed to be medieval and possibly dating from the 16th century. It is constructed of rubble stone and features a conical stone slate roof topped with an octagonal small glazed lantern. On the south side, there is a narrow flush stone doorway that contains an original or very old plank door fitted with strap hinges, along with a small inserted light and a 2-light stone mullion above. Inside, the dovecote has a very large coursed stone central column, and both the column and the internal face of the wall are extensively patterned with pierced dove holes. Adjacent to the west side is a small 19th-century farm building made of random coursed rubble, also with a stone slate roof. This building is single storey with a loft, featuring a cambered head doorway and window on the south side, as well as a loft door and fanlight to the west.
Local climate
Dovecote in Former Park Farm Yard receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 2 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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