Description

SO 75 NE WICHENFORD CP

3/128 Dovecote at Wichenford Court

GV II*

Dovecote. C17, restored mid-C20. Timber-framed, rendered wattle-and- daub infill on coursed sandstone rubble plinth, tiled roof. Square plan. Four square panels from sill to wall-plate; slightly curved long braces across lower outer corners except for front elevation where they occur in the upper 2 rows of panels, gable end trusses have queen struts from tie- beam to collar and V-struts above collar in apex. Front elevation to east has a small central planked door and left door in gable. Small, glazed lantern at centre of ridge with pyramidal roof and finial. Interior: 557 wooden nesting boxes. Floor paved with cobblestones. The dovecote was recently presented to the National Trust.

Listing NGR: SO7871959876

External Links

• Wikidata Q17547912

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)