Dovecote About 90 Metres North-East Of Bretforton Grange is a Grade II* listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1959. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 90 Metres North-East Of Bretforton Grange
- WRENN ID
- ghost-floor-wagtail
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1959
- Type
- Dovecote
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BRETFORTON CP - SP 0844 - SP 0944 Dovecote about 90 metres 13/23 north-east of 30.7.59 Bretforton Grange
GV II*
Dovecote. Probably C15 with some mid-C19 alterations. Coursed lias rubble with tile roof. Rectangular plan. Entrance to east side has a square head and chamfered surround (blocked); C19 entrance on west side has a brick segmental head. Roof is of gablet form, the gables probably originally forming entrance for birds. Internally, trusses have arch-braced collars with clasped purlins. 19 rows of nesting boxes, with an alighting ledge to every third row. A floor has been inserted. (Bond, C J: "The Estates of Evesham Abbey: a preliminary survey of their medieval topography", Vale of Evesham Historical Society Research Papers, Vol 4, 1973, p 21, fig 5; VCH, 2, p 360).
Listing NGR: SP0871644224
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