Dovecote About 150 Yards West Of Grafton Manor And Adjoining Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1952. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 150 Yards West Of Grafton Manor And Adjoining Chapel
- WRENN ID
- mired-sentry-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromsgrove
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SO 96 NW DODFORD WITH GRAFTON CP GRAFTON LANE (north side)
11/85 Dovecote about 150 yards west of Grafton Manor 23.4.52 and adjoining chapel (Formerly listed with item 11/84)
GV II
Dovecote. Mid- to late C16; altered mid-C19. Dressed coursed sandstone rubble and plain tiled conical roof. Circular plan. Raised in height and chamfered eaves cornice added mid-C19. Entrance on east side. C19 lantern missing. Interior: seven tiers of nesting holes in stonework with two tiers of continuous stone alighting ledges; five tiers of timber nesting boxes above. Potence survives. The dovecote is situated on a small piece of land that pro- jects into the fishpond. The fishpond and adjacent terraced gardens were created by John Talbot during the late C16 and the dovecote was included as part of this scheme. (The Birmingham Post Booklet: Grafton Manor: a short history, 1980).
Listing NGR: SO9380169115
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