The Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. A C18 House. 3 related planning applications.
The Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-portal-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1954
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Dovecote, Upper Harlestone, NN7 4EL
- OS grid reference
- SP 692 640
- Coordinates
- 52.27022, -0.98654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecote is a house dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of squared coursed lias stone with a plain tiled roof. The house follows a two-unit lobby entry plan and is two storeys high with an attic. It has a two-window front elevation, featuring a central entrance with a plank and braced door beneath a 19th-century rustic porch. Two-light stone mullioned windows with single casements in stone surrounds, all with leaded lights, flank the entrance to the left and right. Ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, and brick stacks are located at the ridge and end of the building. The rear elevation is similar, also featuring stone mullioned windows. The interior includes a dogleg staircase and the remains of a central open fireplace in the left-hand room. The building was formerly used as a public house.
Local climate
The Dovecote sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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