Description

PIRTON SHILLINGTON ROAD
TL 1431 (North side)

7/175 Dovecote, Stable and
27.5.68 Granary at Rectory Farm

GV II

Dovecote, stable and granary. Early C17, C18 granary, linked by small
C19 stable. Narrow C17 red brick in English-bond in dovecote with steep
hipped-and-gablet roof of old red tiles with plastered gablets. Red
brick chequered with black headers in Flemish-bond in granary with
half-hipped red tiled roof. Low brick and slate infill stable. A tall
single-storey range of 3 buildings a little to W of farmhouse with
dovecote at W and stable in middle facing S, and granary at E entered in
E gable. Granary has stepped plinth, has its longer dimension E-W, door
in centre, gablets formerly louvred, and 2 cross-beams inside. Granary
has longer dimension E-W with raised floor and row of 4 round-arched
openings in plinth at base of each side. Boarded door at upper level on
E end with 2-lights window over. Central stable door on S side of small
infill stable.

Listing NGR: TL1412431915

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26397222

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