Dovecot to the North West of Newtimber Place is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1957. Dovecot. 4 related planning applications.

Dovecot to the North West of Newtimber Place

WRENN ID
deep-thatch-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1957
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot to the North West of Newtimber Place, BN6 9BU
OS grid reference
TQ 268 137
Coordinates
50.90931, -0.19753
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 17th-century dovecote situated to the north-west of Newtimber Place, outside the north-west angle of the moat. The structure is octagonal and constructed with flint facing, accented by red brick quoins and stringcourses. It has a pyramidal roof covered in Horsham slabs, culminating in a cupola at the apex. The dovecote retains its original nesting boxes and a double potence.

Local climate

Dovecot to the North West of Newtimber Place receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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  • 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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