Granary With Dovecot Over About 30 Metres North West Of Smallacombe Farmhouse

This granary with a dovecot above is located about 30 meters northwest of Smallacombe Farmhouse and dates from the early 18th century. It is constructed of Flemish bond brick and features a bitumen-painted slate roof with low pitched gables at both ends and the front. The building has two storeys, with the granary raised on twelve brick staddles and the dovecot situated on the first floor. The symmetrical front has a central entrance to the granary, accessed by a likely 19th-century flight of stone steps that replaced a timber ladder.

On either side of the door, there are two round-headed niches with brick arches. The first-floor entrance to the dovecot is located below a later brick arch and a rectangular recess. There are bullseyes with brick voussoirs on either side of the entrance, one of which still has its glazing bars. A pigeon entrance is set under a Diocletian lunette arch in the front gable, also with brick arches. The dovecot features bullseye ventilation holes on the left and right sides, one of which retains an ornamental slate louvre. Below the ventilators, there are some pigeon holes. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to contain seven tiers of nest holes, with thirteen holes in each tier and an unusual rear inter-communication system. This building is considered unusually grand for its type and was likely designed alongside the rebuilding of the farmhouse.