Dovecote House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1987. House.
Dovecote House
- WRENN ID
- leaning-truss-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Dovecote House, Pilton Road, Wadenhoe
- OS grid reference
- TL 012 835
- Coordinates
- 52.44097, -0.51217
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dovecote House is a house built in the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and has a Collyweston slate roof. The original design was a two-unit plan, and the house stands two storeys tall. The front elevation facing the road features a two-window range of 20th-century casements on the first floor, while the ground floor has a three-window range of casements with glazing bars. The two windows on the right have gauged-stone heads, and the window on the left is set under a wooden lintel. There is a small bulls-eye window on the far left. The house has ashlar gable parapets and ashlar end stacks with moulded cornices. An outbuilding attached to the right now serves as an extension to the house. The rear elevation, which faces the garden, also has a three-window range and includes a 20th-century porch on the left. Although the interior was not inspected, it is noted to have chamfered spine beams. The house is included for its group value.
Local climate
Dovecote House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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