Dovecot to Rear of Kirkholme is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1984. Dovecot.

Dovecot to Rear of Kirkholme

WRENN ID
gaunt-wall-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 April 1984
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot to Rear of Kirkholme, Main Street, Brafferton and Helperby
OS grid reference
SE 437 699
Coordinates
54.12373, -1.33199
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecot located at the rear of Kirkholme dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It is constructed of reddish-brown local brick and features a pyramidal pantile roof. The street-facing side has Palladian blind panels with doveholes at the base and stepped eaves. There is a bricked-up segmental-arched opening on the street front, along with a door on the north face. Inside, there are dove boxes made of brick.

Local climate

Dovecot to Rear of Kirkholme receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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