Description

OZLEWORTH ASHCROFT ROAD
ST 79 SE
(south side)
5/140 Dovecote to north west of
Ashcroft House
GV II

Dovecote and flanking small wings. Probably early/mid C19,
possibly re-using decorative stonework from earlier building.
Coursed rubble stone with stone slate roof swept and pitched in
centre and raking up from back to front on each side. Single
range with 2-storey central section slightly projecting and single-
storey wings. Apex of central gable has 5 rows of perch holes in
triangular pattern, below are small triangular headed vents all
round, and one large centre front below string course. Central
pointed archway with probably original shaped plank door with
vertical battening in Y-shape. Rectangular recesses on each side
with moulded stone sills and small glazed pointed arch single light
at base with stone lintel above masked by ashlar infill to front
and with pointed relieving arch above. Flanking are large
segmental arched recesses, each with 2 high single ogee-head plain
glazed lights with central blocked slit vent with surround in shape
of cross.

Listing NGR: ST7994494940

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26555801

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)