Description

PORTLAND

SY6871 WAKEHAM, Easton
969-1/4/69 (West side)
Dovecote approx 5m WSW of No 106

II

Former dovecote, later privy, now store. Possibly C17. Good
squared and coursed Portland block, stone slab roof. A small
square building with an intermediate stone slab floor, and a
window opening to S, blocked flush in brick; the roof in solid
stone block to a steep pitch and stone ridge. C19 door to
east, opening into mid-C20 connecting glazed corridor to
house, and a small opening on the W wall, away from the house.
Stone gutters project at ends. This looks from without like a
grand privy structure, but seems to have been a dovecote
originally; the blocked gable opening may have had louvre or
dove openings. Interior has stone floor slab at eaves level,
with central square opening. An unusual and rare survival,
attached to a small house (qv) of corresponding interest
historically.

Listing NGR: SY6950371532

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501585

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (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)