Dovecote At Faulston House is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1960. A Early 17th century Dovecote. 2 related planning applications.
Dovecote At Faulston House
- WRENN ID
- first-corbel-rowan
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1960
- Type
- Dovecote
- Period
- Early 17th century
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SU 02 NE BISHOPSTONE MILL LANE (north side)
5/54 Dovecote at Faulston House 23.3.60
GV II*
Dovecote. Early Cl7. Flint with dressed limestone bands, conical tiled roof with raised conical louvre at apex. Formerly of several storeys, now open from ground to roof. North side facing Faulston House (q.v.) has tall chamfered doorway, upper part now blocked, to left is first floor planked door and recessed chamfered square windows or loopholes. West side has blocked Tudor-arched opening at upper floor level and several loopholes. South side has one blocked and one open recessed chamfered window. Interior has stone corbels to former first floor, walls above are lined with stone pigeon boxes, renewed roof timbers. According to-local legend and John Aubrey there were once four such towers around the moated Faulston House, but this has not been substantiated. (John Aubrey, The Natural History of Wiltshire, 1847)
Listing NGR: SU0728925631
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