Pigeon House In Garden Of Pigeon House Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1960. Pigeon house.
Pigeon House In Garden Of Pigeon House Cottage
- WRENN ID
- riven-corbel-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1960
- Type
- Pigeon house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SU 12 NE BRITFORD THE GREEN (east side)
4/36 Pigeon House in garden of Pigeon House Cottage (formerly listed as Dovecote at The Moat) 23/3/60
II
Pigeon house. Late C18. Flemish bond brick, tiled pyramidal mansard roof. Square plan. Open ground floor has one elliptical arch to each side with stone imposts and keystones, springing from square corner piers of English bond brick with round-arched niches. First floor has wooden door on south side with ogee-headed arch over, other three sides have blind ogee-headed arches. Stepped brick cornice. Mansard roof has square pigeon loft with hipped Welsh slate roof. Ground floor has brick cross groin vault. On first floor, interior walls are lined with brick pigeon holes. Formerly the property of Jervoise family and probably contemporary with the building of north front to Moat House in 1766 (q.v.). Forms a picturesque landscsape feature as viewed from south side of Moat House.
Listing NGR: SU1612128144
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