Building record 2882/0/13 - Dovecote c.35m North of The Engine

An 18th century dovecote located 35 metres north of a house known as The Engine, on the northern side of the High Street. The dovecote is rectangular in plan and built from squared coursed limestone with a gabled Collyweston slate roof. There is one plank door on the southern side and the interior contains nest boxes.

{1} Dovecote. C18. Squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. Rectangular plan. Single storey, Central C19 plank door. Gabled roof. Interior has nesting boxes.

{4} Possibly shown on the 1841 Enclosure Map.

{5} Undated photo.

{6} [Former list description] An 18th century dovecote. The dovecote is rectangular in plan and built from squared coursed limestone with a gabled Collyweston slate roof. There is one plank door on the southern side and the interior contains nest boxes. The dovecote is Grade II Listed.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 8/43 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.34 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> 1841, Collyweston Enclosure Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN102458.

<5> Various, Various, Photographs of buildings in Collyweston (Photographs). SNN111558.

<6> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of Listing: East Northamptonshire. 31-Mar-1988. (Report). SNN112993.

<7> Undated, Dovecotes, 897244 (Archive). SNN113618.

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Aug 25 2023 9:37AM