Dovecote and Barn Aproximately 25 Metres East of the Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1968. Dovecote, barn. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote and Barn Aproximately 25 Metres East of the Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- dusk-postern-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1968
- Type
- Dovecote, barn
- Address
- Dovecote and Barn Aproximately 25 Metres East of the Old Rectory, NN7 4AG
- OS grid reference
- SP 698 597
- Coordinates
- 52.23133, -0.9792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a dovecote and barn located approximately 25 meters east of The Old Rectory, dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of ironstone ashlar with a plain-tile roof. The main front faces west and features a pair of 2-panel doors on the left, which have overlights and stone lintels with keyblocks. To the right, there is a coach door with an arched head and keyblocks. The first floor has plank doors, except for a small 2-light window on the right, all of which are topped with stone lintels and keyblocks. The structure includes a moulded stone eaves cornice, a central timber cupola, and stone-coped gables with kneelers.
Local climate
Dovecote and Barn Aproximately 25 Metres East of the Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% 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 — 2 transactions since 2021
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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