Pigeoncote Behind Greystones

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SK 68 NW 2/44

BLYTH HIGH STREET (east side) Pigeoncote behind Greystones

(Formerly listed as Dovecot behind Greystones)

30.11.66

GV II

Summary: Pigeoncote, built mid-C18, converted to residential annex in 2016.

Exterior: Pigeoncote, built mid-C18, converted to residential annex in 2016. Red brick and ashlar on a coursed rubble plinth. Pantile roof, ashlar-coped crow-stepped gables with kneelers, ridge surmounted by single ashlar ball finials at each end. Dentillated eaves, three storeys plus garret. Southwest gable end has a single wooden door to the ground floor (metalwork added 2016). To the left a flight of brick and ashlar-coped steps with a C20 iron hand rail lead to a central doorway on the first floor, having a wooden door under a segmental head, and modern double-leaf glazed doors (installed in 2016). The attic has a semi-circular opening for pigeons, glazed with glazing bars. Below is an ashlar ledge. Timber casements to window openings on northwest and southeast elevations, installed 2016.

Interior: Timber ceiling beams to ground floor, timber stable divider, trough, timber feed racks, timber plank wall, stone and brick floor (re-laid 2016). Timber ceiling beams to first floor, with timber post supports, modern partitions and doors. Two king post trusses to second floor, and brick bird boxes to southwest wall.

Subsidiary features: Single storey extension added to northeast elevation in 2016.

Listing NGR: SK6261886959