Building record 1174/5/6 - Dovecote South of The Manor House

Dovecote. C17 with C19 alterations. Coursed squared limestone, old plain-tile roof. [SMR Note: May be part of The Old Rectory, rather than the post medieval manor/country house.]

{1} Dovecote. C17 with C19 alterations. Coursed squared limestone, old plain-tile roof. Rectangular plank door to north with wood lintel. Square central timber glover with small plain-tile pyramidal roof. String-course at high level, rendered above string. Interior: sub-divided horizontally; a large number of roostings.

{3} The dovecote was erected by Sir Robert Banastre, Comptroller of the Royal Household to James I from 1626. The work had apparently been completed by the time of his death in 1646. It is built of local oolite limestone rubble, roughly coursed, with a plain tiled pitched roof. It is precisely 6.9m square on plan, with walls 0.5m thich plus a bonded inner lining of 0.45m containing the nest boxes. The interior was converted in the 19th century for unspecified use connected to the Rectory.
Source contains detailed description, plan and photos.

{4} Undated photo, also photo dated 21.03.1990 and one dated 29.10.1993;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 20/83 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Woodfield P., 2005, The Whittlewood Project: Historic Buildings Survey, Passenham with Old Stratford, (checked) (Report). SNN105033.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Old Stratford (Photographs). SNN112954.

<5> Woodfield, P, 2003, The Whittlewood Project: Phase 1 rapid survey of all buildings within the 12 parishes of the survey, identifying buildings that have, or are likely to have, fabric dating from before 1700 (Report). SNN116636.

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