Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house is a Grade I listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1955. A Medieval Dovecote.
Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house
- WRENN ID
- broken-remnant-snow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1955
- Type
- Dovecote
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SU 8284-8384 17/5
HURLEY HIGH STREET (west side) Dovecote in the grounds of The Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house
25.3.55
G.V. I
Dovecote, now disused. Medieval. Chalk and flint, with later brickwork. Old tile conical roof with open dormer above eaves and open turret at top. Four buttresses, each of two offsets and with a brick base. Small plank entrance door on east with stone lintel and pointed relieving arch, and approached by six stone rubble steps.
Interior: a revolving ladder from a central newel post, gives access to nesting boxes which are nearly continuous within the walls, The dovecote originally belonged to Hurley Priory.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: SU8248384004
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