Description

HIMBLETON CP SALEWAY
SO 95 NW
6/169 Dovecote about 25 yards
west of Saleway Farmhouse
GV II

Dovecote. c1600 with mid-C20 alterations. Timber-framed with rendered infill
on lias limestone rubble base; plain tiled roof. Square plan; two levels.
Framing: three panels from sill, to wall-plate; long straight brace in lower
corner of east elevation, short swept brace in left panel of upper row of
west elevation; collar and tie-beam trusses with two struts to collar. C20
windows inserted in lower level; 6-light window in north elevation and 4-light
window in east elevation; central panel of north roof truss has lias limestone
infill and five entry holes with alighting ledges; entrance in south elevation.
Interior: floor inserted, but nesting boxes are said to survive in the upper
level.

Listing NGR: SO9269459853

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26633384

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas