Description

SU39NW BUCKLAND Home Farm, dovecote

1061-0/2/16
15/1/86 II*

Dovecote. Circa 1755-7, possibly by Richard Woods or by John Wood the younger, for Sir Robert Throckmorton of Buckland House [qv]. Squared and coursed limestone, ashlar quoins and rusticated dressings. Stone tile hipped roof. Octagonal on plan. Gothick style. Each side has a pointed blind arch, the NE side has doorway inset with cambered brick arch and plank door. Above, blind quatrefoils alternating with blind loops. Rusticated bands at storey level and at eaves and rusticated plinth. Small octagonal lantern with arcaded sides and stone tile roof with ball finial. INTERIOR: Walls are lined in red brick with nesting boxes in chequer pattern with brick ledges. Potence strengthened by diagonal braces.

Listing NGR: SU3406396708

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549888

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)