Description

SK 52 NE BUNNY LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD
(east side) )

Cottage 12M south of The
7/37 Rancliffe Arms (formerly
listed aS Farmhouse with
Dovecote incorporated in
14.9.73 it, at the Rancliffe Arms)

G.V. II

Barn and pigeoncote, now cottage. Early C18. Designed by and
built for Sir Thomas Parkyns of Bunny Hall. Red brick, Plain
tile roof. 2 red brick gable stacks. Brick coped gables with
kneelers. Raised eaves band. Base is splayed out. 2 storeys, 4
bays. Blocked doorway with overlight under a segmental arch. To
the left is a single blocked window opening, further left and
right are single C20 canted blocked windows. Above are 3 C20
casements, that in the centre being smaller. The left gable wall
is corbelled out on the first floor and has 17 rows of entrances
for birds and flight perches. Sir Thomas Parkyns Bart. (c.1662-
1741) carried out improvements to and rebuilt almost all of Bunny
to his own designs.

Listing NGR: SK5835629526

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26540904

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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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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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)