| HER Number (PRN): | 19404 |
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| Name: | Dovecote apx 80m to SW of The Isle, Rossall |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1366894: DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 80 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF THE ISLE |
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Monument Type(s):
- DOVECOTE (17th century to Early 18th century - 1600 AD to 1727 AD)
- SUMMERHOUSE (17th century to Early 18th century - 1600 AD to 1727 AD)
Summary
A late 17th or early 18th century former summer house now dovecote, which is protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Bicton, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4590 1668 |
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Related records
| 07681 | Part of: The Isle, Rossall (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Summerhouse, now dovecote. Late C17 or early C18, altered and heightened in the mid-C18. Red brick with some grey sandstone ashlar dressings. Pyramidal plain tile roof. Square plan. Plinth with moulded stone top, chamfered stone quoins (t o earlier lower part only), set forward to top part, dentil brick eaves cornice, and louvred square wooden glover with pyramidal lead cap and weathervane. Boarded door to south-east with rectangular overlight an d gauged-brick head; square opening for doves in later top stage above. Recessed blind or blocked window to north-west with gauged-brick head. Plastered interior with nesting boxes. Although it might have been built as a dovecote it is possible that it might initially have been built as a summerhouse. It stands in the immediate grounds of The Isle (qv) <1>
'…a tall brick Summer House with quoins and a pyramid roof. It looks late 17th century.' <2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA246 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1987-Nov-27. 46th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1584-0. List volume. p9. |
| [02] | SSA110 - Monograph: Pevsner Nikolaus. 1958. Buildings of England (Shropshire). Buildings of England. p.157. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2021 11:16AM |
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