Building record M5201 - early C16 & late C17 dovecote, Normanton on Soar

Summary

DOVECOTE (Tudor to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 51653 23116 (9m by 9m)
Map sheet SK52SW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Normanton on Soar, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Late C17 red brick dovecote of square plan having 2 dutch gables and a tile roof. Situated in manor house garden. (1)
The cote is of limestone construction to eaves level, the gable ends and nesting boxes only being of brick. (2)
Medieval stone dovecote, with C17 shaped gables in brick. (3)
Pigeoncote. Early C16 and late C17. (4)
See L7906 for nearby earthworks.
Dovecote at 'Rang Raak', in front of house on main street (originally Manor Estate). Independent 17th Century rectangular stone structure with brick gables. Double pitched roof with stone tiles. In use as garage and store. (5)


Listed buildings slides, 16 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> DOE (HHR), --/03/1960, Basford Rural District - Provisional List, p 23 (Published document). SNT627.

<2> Colquhoun FD, 1960, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT575.

<3> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 209 (Monograph). SNT4.

<4> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<5> Woolrich AE, 1988, Details of Dovecotes of Notts, p 13 (Unpublished document). SNT1779.

<6> Severn J, 1986, Dovecotes of Notts (Published document). SNT1255.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 16 slides.
  • <1> Published document: DOE (HHR). --/03/1960. Basford Rural District - Provisional List. p 23.
  • <2> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1960. Pers Comm.
  • <3> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 209.
  • <4> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Woolrich AE. 1988. Details of Dovecotes of Notts. p 13.
  • <6> Published document: Severn J. 1986. Dovecotes of Notts.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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