Description

BILLESLEY

SP15NW Dovecote approx. 21m east of
1931-1/1/5 Billesley Manor Hotel at SP 145 568
06/02/52
(Formerly Listed as:
Pigeon House at Billesley Manor)

GV II

Dovecote. C17 (or possibly C15, AMS); restored C20 by National
Trust. Coursed blue lias rubble, partly rendered; steeply
pitched renewed tile roof.
EXTERIOR: north end has low entrance with timber lintel over
gate, with blocked opening above. West elevation has
projecting course. South end has ledge below peak of gable.
East elevation has remains of plastering and small hole. Roof
has 2 rebuilt gabled louvres.
INTERIOR: walls lined with stone nesting boxes, recorded as
having 700 boxes; one tie beam and collar truss with struts.
(Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society: Beacham MJA:
Dovecotes in England: An Introduction and Gazeteer: 1990-:
128).

Listing NGR: SP1484456727

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662722

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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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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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings