Dovecote About 30 Yards South East Of Great House Farmhouse

SO 55 NW 2/106 11.6.59

STOKE PRIOR CP AND STOKE PRIOR (DET) CP STOKE PRIOR Dovecote about 30 yards south-east of Great House Farmhouse

GV II

Dovecote. C18. Handmade-red brick with some blue brick dressings. Pyramidal stone-tiled roof laid in diminishing courses with a timber lantern at the apex, a continuous central alighting ledge and a pyramidal roof. Square plan. Two levels. North-west front elevation: the openings all have cambered heads with decorative alternate blue brick headers. Three bays; the central bay is of greater width than the outer bays. There are two ground floor rectangular windows with wooden bars, three blind windows above on the upper level, and a central doorway with a chamfered frame and a ledged and battened door with strap hinges. A doorway on the north-east side provides access to the upper floor due to the change in ground level. Interior: there are about 450 nesting boxes each having a pointed arched entry hole. (RCHM, Herefs, III, p 188, item 14).

Listing NGR: SO5246156501