Description

MILTON LILBOURNE FYFIELD
SU 16 SE
6/31 Dovecote and associated walls at
Fyfield Manor
27.5.64

GV II

Dovecote and associated walls forming the pool court. C18.
Dovecote of sarsens and limestone rubble banded and quoined with
brick. Tiled roof. Square plan with corners rounded internally.
Square glover with pyramidal tiled roof. Small door on east, and
window on west. Interior has 11 ranges of whitewashed nesting
holes, 34 in each range, totalling approximately 350 holes.
Central potence but frame and ladder now missing. Walls extend
from north and west sides, approximately 3m high with brick-on-edge
copings, and scroll feature in stone against house.

Listing NGR: SU1762360527

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26646464

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas