Survey Data
Reg No
12402835
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Dovecote/pigeon house/aviary
Date
1700 - 1839
Coordinates
258346, 145755
Date Recorded
01/01/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay two-stage dovecote, extant 1839, on a circular plan. Now in ruins. Roof now missing. Roughcast walls with red brick header bond stringcourse. Segmental-headed door opening with rendered surround including moulded rendered archivolt. Interior in ruins including square-headed pigeonholes. Set in grounds shared with Summerhill House.
Appraisal
A dovecote contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Summerhill House estate.