The Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Former dovecote, house.
The Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- errant-rotunda-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Former dovecote, house
- Address
- The Dovecote, Stoke Road, Bishop's Cleeve
- OS grid reference
- SO 956 275
- Coordinates
- 51.94687, -2.06465
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecote is a former dovecote that has been converted into a house, dating from the 17th century with some 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone, featuring large squared and dressed quoins, and has an artificial stone slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan and includes a sympathetic 20th-century extension, which is not of special interest.
The north front has three windows, which are lit by single-light and two-light 20th-century stone-mullioned casements. There is a double-width opening that has been infilled with 20th-century glazing featuring vertical glazing bars. A tall plank door with a segmental brick head is located on the north-west gable end. The south front includes a single tall stairlight and two additional single-light windows, all with artificial stone surrounds, along with three skylights. The gable ends have flat coping with roll-cross saddles. Entry to the building is through a 20th-century plank door in the extension. Inside, a substantial number of pigeonholes have been retained.
Local climate
The Dovecote 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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