Building record 2600/7/2 - Dovecote c.70m North-West of Eaglethorpe Farmhouse

A dovecote approximately 70 metres northwest of Eaglethorpe Farm, on the northern side of Eaglethorpe at Mill End. A circular dovecote built of regular coursed oolitic limestone with a conical Collyweston slate roof surmounted by a wooden glover with a conical cap. The south facing side has a plank door under a timber lintel with a small two light window above. It is unusual being one of the few dovecotes in the county with lath and plaster nest boxes. The dovecote was built between 1780 and 1800, the turning ladder, or potence, was replaced in 1944.

{1} Dovecote. Late C17/early C18. Regular coursed limestone with Colleyweston slate roof. Circular plan. Doorway, with wood lintel, has casement opening above also under wood lintel. Conical roof with wooden glover also with conical capping. Interior: originally had 797 nesting boxes constructed from timber, plaster and lathe resting on corbelled masonry; 2 sections remain. The revolving ladder has been renewed.

{11} Photographs;

{12} Undated photo.

{13} [Former list description] A dovecote approximately 70 metres northwest of Eaglethorpe Farm. A circular dovecote built of regular coursed oolitic limestone with a conical Collyweston slate roof surmounted by a wooden glover with a conical cap. The south facing side has a plank door under a timber lintel with a small two light window above. It is unusual being one of the few dovecotes in the county with lath and plaster nest boxes. The dovecote was built between 1780 and 1800, the turning ladder, or potence, was replaced in 1944. The dovecote is Grade II Listed.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/166 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> 1975-85, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN100542.

<4> Sharman T., 2006, Condition Report on Twenty-Four Northamptonshire County Heritage Sites, (unchecked) (Report). SNN105591.

<6> 1987, PHOTOGRAPH 1987, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN57361.

<7> Giggins, B., 1993, The Dovecote, Eaglethorpe Farm, Warmington, (unchecked) (Report). SNN76423.

<7> Giggins, B., 2011, Eaglethorpe Farm Dovecote, Warmington, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Report). SNN109311.

<8> Jackson, Z., 2012, Bat Activity Surveys of Six County Heritage Sites in Northamptonshire (Report). SNN108414.

<9> Sharman, T., 2011, Welcome to Warmington Dovecote, (unchecked) (Leaflet). SNN108470.

<10> Conisbee, 2012, Warmington Dovecote Structural Survey (Report). SNN108410.

<11> Collins P., 1972, Dovecotes: With Particular Reference to the Dovecotes of Northamptonshire (Dissertation). SNN71824.

<12> Photographs of buildings in Warmington (Photographs). SNN114089.

<13> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of Listing: East Northamptonshire. 25-May-1967 Amended 25-Jan-1988. (Report). SNN112993.

<14> Historic England, Undated, EAGLETHORPE FARM, WARMINGTON, BF084493 (Archive). SNN114359.

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Feb 9 2024 9:06AM