Dovecot in Garden of No 7 is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1985. Dovecot.

Dovecot in Garden of No 7

WRENN ID
leaning-steel-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1985
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot in Garden of No 7, Upper Helmsley Road, Sand Hutton
OS grid reference
SE 694 582
Coordinates
54.016, -0.94108
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century dovecot located in the garden of No. 7 on Upper Helmsley Road in Sand Hutton. It is constructed of brick in an irregular bond and features a plain tile roof, with a lead roof covering the cupola. The dovecot is octagonal in shape and has two storeys. There is a 20th-century board door with a glazed upper panel. It includes a first-floor band and cogged eaves. The roof is topped with a glazed cupola that has a domed design.

Local climate

Dovecot in Garden of No 7 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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