Description

SU 52 SW OWSLEBURY LONGWOOD ESTATE

8/9 Wall and dovecote of
Orchard 50m S of
Longwood Estate Office

GV II

Wall with archway and dovecote. Circa 1880 by G Devey. Wall brick with stone
dressings, and tile coping. Dovecote flint with brick dressings old plain tile
roof. Wall attached to end of well house which it ramps down to from 3 to 2.5m
in height and next to ramp is gateway wall ramps down again half way along and
dovecote is on end of wall. Details of wall same as wall on other side of yard.
Dovecote circular with only one opening a brick door opening low down for access
from yard. Roof has overhanging eaves and on top octagonal cupola with open sides
for birds to enter. Inside converted to fruit shed with nesting boxes replaced by
shelves but ladder remains.

Listing NGR: SU5193823775

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26387407

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)