Dovecote 100 Metres South East Of Holfield Grange

The building is a dovecote and stables located 100 metres south-east of Holfield Grange, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and has a roof made of handmade red plain tiles. The structure has a square plan and stands two storeys tall, with an entrance on the northeast side.

On the northeast elevation, the ground floor features two 19th-century casement windows with segmental arches and a central stable door with a lintel. The first floor has a door leading to the dovecote, which includes an overlight with six panes. The southwest elevation displays a large imitation window with a two-centred head and painted-on imitation glazing bars. The building has a moulded wooden eaves cornice and a pyramidal roof with leaded hips. A square cupola sits atop the roof, featuring a lead ogee roof, a dentilled wooden cornice, and a lead pigeon.

The ground floor is divided into two stables, which are boarded all around to a height of approximately two metres, with the central partition boarded to about 1.20 metres high and a wrought iron grill above. Each stable contains a 19th-century cast iron corner fixture that combines a water trough and feed rack. The upper floor is dedicated to the dovecote, accessible via an internal vertical ladder. It contains approximately 90 nesting boxes on the northwest side, 90 on the southeast side, and 120 on the southwest side, all made of brick and featuring wooden alighting racks. Additional nesting boxes have been added at the eaves level. The original roof and pigeon entry remain intact, while the stables may have been added in the 19th century. The building is shown on the tithe map of 1853 for Great Coggeshall, held at the Essex Record Office.