Dovecote to Rear of Red Lion Public House (Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1968. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.

Dovecote to Rear of Red Lion Public House (Not Included)

WRENN ID
standing-zinc-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1968
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote to Rear of Red Lion Public House (Not Included), Main Street, Denton
OS grid reference
SP 837 580
Coordinates
52.21448, -0.77594
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote dating from the 17th to 18th century, located to the rear of the Red Lion Public House. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and features a plain-tile roof with a circular plan. The dovecote has a plank door with a wooden lintel and a string course that is positioned well below the eaves. It is topped with a conical roof and has a circular arcaded timber glover, which is capped with a domed lead roof and a large ball finial.

Local climate

Dovecote to Rear of Red Lion Public House (Not Included) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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