Dovecote, To South West Of St Nicholas' Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1956. Dovecote.
Dovecote, To South West Of St Nicholas' Church
- WRENN ID
- tattered-nave-heath
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1956
- Type
- Dovecote
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST 66 NE 3/97 1.2.56
KELSTON CHURCH ROAD (west side) Dovecote, to south west of St. Nicholas' Church
II* G.V.
Dovecote. Probably late C16 early C17 for Sir John Harington's estate; restored 1982-83. Coursed rubble, of two different colours of lias limestone; Bath stone quoins and dressings; Cotswold stone slate roof. Square on plan with a steep, coped gable on each side; moulded string course at eaves level. The east and south gables have square, chamfered freestone openings. Chamfered squared headed low doorway on east side. Putlog holes in east gable. 1980's timber louvred lantern. Interior: finely sawn ashlar nesting boxes with overhanging string courses. Said to have the largest number of nesting boxes in Somerset. (J. Edgar and R. Iles, Bristol Archaeological Research Group Review No. 2, 1981).
Listing NGR: ST6984366893
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