Dovecote House With Attached Stable, Barn And Dovecote

Dovecote House, which includes an attached stable, barn, and dovecote, dates from the 17th century, 18th century, 1791, 19th century, and 20th century. The building features a timber frame with blue lias, red brick, coursed ironstone rubble, and a pantile roof that has three ridge stacks and a single gable stack to the north-west. It is designed in an L-shape with six bays, an open hall, and two storeys to the north. The east front has five irregular bays, with a plain doorway towards the south. There are two rectangular, three-light windows to the north-east, with two additional windows set above. Above the door and immediately to the north-east are two small two-light windows. To the south of the door is a large rectangular hall window with glazing bars that extends the full height of the house. The remaining windows are 20th-century casements with leaded lights.

To the south of the hall window, there is a small 19th-century lean-to attached to the extension, which has a datestone inscribed "A.E. 1791". This extension contains the stable and barn, with a staircase to the west leading to a loft and the dovecote above. Inside the house, most of the wall plates are intact, but only a single post remains in situ. The north-east wall of the hall features studding with whitewashed daub infilling that reaches up to the roof. The oak roof has purlins trapped in the angles of the collars of closed trusses at the ends of the hall, and the collar of the open truss in the center. The character of the roof over the rest of the house is similar, except for a double collar over the north-east bay. The interior of the dovecote contains 1,200 brick boxes.