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The Dovecote

A Grade II Listed Building in Nottingham, City of Nottingham

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Latitude: 52.9527 / 52°57'9"N

Longitude: -1.2229 / 1°13'22"W

OS Eastings: 452304

OS Northings: 339758

OS Grid: SK523397

Mapcode National: GBR L5P.5P

Mapcode Global: WHDGY.51XR

Plus Code: 9C4WXQ3G+3R

Entry Name: The Dovecote

Listing Date: 30 November 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1247593

English Heritage Legacy ID: 457108

ID on this website: 101247593

Location: Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8

County: City of Nottingham

Electoral Ward/Division: Wollaton West

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Nottingham

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Wollaton

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

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Description



NOTTINGHAM

SK5239NW DOVECOTE DRIVE, Wollaton
646-1/16/199 (South East side)
02/07/69 The Dovecote

II

Formerly known as: The Dovecote BRAMCOTE LANE.
Dovecote, now disused. 1585. For Sir Francis Willoughby of
Wollaton Hall (qv). Altered early C19. Restored 1987. Red
brick, with pantile roof and plain tile verges. Square wooden
glover, renewed, with pyramidal roof. Plinth, string courses
and eaves band. 2 storeys, rectangular plan. South front has a
central 4-centred arched brick doorcase with drip mould. North
side has to right a board stable door flanked by 2-light
casements, renewed, all segment-headed. To left, a blocked
window. Door in gable end.
INTERIOR has an inserted floor at one end, and retains many of
the original brick nest boxes.
An ancillary building to Wollaton Old Hall, which was nearby.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Nottinghamshire: London:
1979-: 274-275; Dovecotes of Nottinghamshire: Severn J:
Cromwell, Notts.: 1986-).


Listing NGR: SK5230439758

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