Dovecote Cottage, Sheephouse is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1955. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Dovecote Cottage, Sheephouse
- WRENN ID
- far-portal-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1955
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Dovecote Cottage, Sheephouse, Painswick, GL6 6RU
- OS grid reference
- SO 858 085
- Coordinates
- 51.77523, -2.20614
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dovecote Cottage, located at Sheephouse, is a former dovecote and outbuilding that has been converted into a cottage. It likely dates back to the 17th century but has undergone significant modifications in the 19th and 20th centuries. The structure features squared and coursed limestone over a rubble plinth, topped with a stone slate roof. It is a two-storey building with a cross-gabled dovecote and a 1½-storey extension. The dovecote section includes three-light stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods, situated below an oval oculus in a square setting. The south and east gables are equipped with pigeon ledges and have blocked openings. The extension features two dormers above two-light casements with leaded glass, as well as a lean-to porch. This building is included in the heritage listing primarily for its group value with the Sheephouse, for which it was originally constructed.
Local climate
Dovecote Cottage, Sheephouse 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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- 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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