Dovecote Henhouse And Attached Shelter Shed On South Side Of Road is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. Dovecote.
Dovecote Henhouse And Attached Shelter Shed On South Side Of Road
- WRENN ID
- vast-clay-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1987
- Type
- Dovecote
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HEDGELEY EAST BOLTON NU 11 NW NU 130162 5/231 Dovecote-henhouse and attached shelter shed, on south side of road II
Dovecote-henhouse and shelter shed, c.1830-40. Squared stone with tooled-and- margined quoins and dressings; Welsh slate roof. Square dovecote with contemporary shelter shed to west. South elevation: dovecote has henhole c.2 metres above ground, with recess above holding 5 pigeon entrances, with alighting shelf; shelter shed to left has pair of square-headed openings. Both parts have hip-ended roofs. Right return of dovecote shows doorway with timber lintel and small window.
Interior: lower part of dovecote has stone wall boxes for hens, the upper part smaller boxes for pigeons.
Ruinous pent privy at rear of dovecote is not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NU1300416244
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