Dovecote, 80m south-east of Pumphouse Farmhouse

Dovecote, dated to the early C17.

MATERIALS: timber-framed construction with red brick infill and a plain tiled roof.

PLAN: the building is square in plan.

EXTERIOR: tall structure on a high brick plinth. The framing comprises three, roughly-square panels between the sill and the wall-plate and tie-beam trusses exposed in the north-west and south-east gable ends; one with four struts above the tie beam and the other has a V-strut. There is a small plank timber door with strap hinges set within a reduced opening in the plinth on the north-west side. Set high in the gable above is a small, rectangular two-light opening with a V-strut above the lintel. The roof is surmounted by a wooden, gabled flight lantern which has alighting ledges and entry holes to each side.

INTERIOR: although at the time of updating this List Entry it was not possible to inspect the interior (2017), the walls are lined with approximately 250 L-shaped, timber nesting boxes without alighting ledges.