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Dovecote House with Attached Stable, Barn and Dovecote

A Grade II Listed Building in Westborough, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9907 / 52°59'26"N

Longitude: -0.7357 / 0°44'8"W

OS Eastings: 484964

OS Northings: 344456

OS Grid: SK849444

Mapcode National: GBR CMQ.DTV

Mapcode Global: WHFJ3.N3W2

Plus Code: 9C4XX7R7+7P

Entry Name: Dovecote House with Attached Stable, Barn and Dovecote

Listing Date: 16 August 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1261792

English Heritage Legacy ID: 436651

ID on this website: 101261792

Location: Westborough, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, NG23

County: Lincolnshire

District: South Kesteven

Civil Parish: Westborough and Dry Doddington

Built-Up Area: Westborough

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Westborough All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description


SK 84 SW WESTBOROUGH & DRY DODDINGTON BAKER'S LANE (south-west)

4/89 Dovecote House with
attached stable, barn &
dovecote.

II

House with stable, barn and dovecote attached to south. C17, C18, 1791,
C19, C20. Timber frame, blue lias, red brick, coursed ironstone rubble,
pantile roof with 3 ridge stacks and single gable stack to north-west.
L-plan of 6 bays with open hall and 2 storeys to the north, 5 irregular bays
to east front with plain doorway towards south with 2 rectangular, 3 light
windows to north-east, with 2 more set above. Above the door and immediately
north-east of it are 2 small 2 light windows. To south of door a large
rectangular hall window with glazing bars reaches full height of house. All
the other windows are C20 casements with leaded lights. South of hall window
is a small C19 lean-to attached to extension with datestone inscribed "A.E.
1791". Extension contains a stable and barn with staircase to west with loft
and dovecote above. Inside house most of wall plates are intact but only
a single post is in situ. North-east wall of hall has studding with white-
washed daub infilling reaching up to roof intact. Oak roof with purlins
trapped in angles of collars of closed trusses at the ends of hall, and the
collar of the open truss in the centre. Character of roof over the rest of
the house is identical except for a double collar over north-east bay.
Interior of dovecote contains 1200 brick boxes. Source: D. L. Roberts.
Vernacular Building in Kesteven.


Listing NGR: SK8496444456

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