Building record M5453 - Dovecote at Epperstone
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 65341 48403 (4m by 3m) |
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Map sheet | SK64NE |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Epperstone, Newark |
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Full Description
In a grass paddock at the lower end of Epperstone is a late C17 brick dovecote. It is 13ft 9in square and 15ft high to the eaves of a tiled roof. There are crow-stepped gables. The nesting boxes, presumably of wood, have all gone. (1) (2)
The building is in good condition, now used as a stable. (3)
A dovecote opposite the Cross Keys in Main Street, rectangular and gabled with modillion string and eaves courses. (4)
Dovecote, in field opposite Cross Keys. Late 17th Century? Square brick structure with double pitched roof with plain tiles. Dimensions 13 ft 9 in by 13 ft 9 in, 15ft high. No current use and no use in 1927. No nest holes left. (5)
Listed buildings slides, (Photograph). SNT2648.
<1> Whitaker J, 1927, Med Dovecotes in Notts, pp 26-7 (Published document). SNT1406.
<2> DOE (HHR), --/06/1960, Southwell Rural District - Provisional List (Published document). SNT639.
<3> Harper FR, 1960, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT746.
<4> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 123 (Monograph). SNT4.
<5> Woolrich AE, 1988, Details of Dovecotes of Notts, p 5 (Unpublished document). SNT1779.
<6> Severn J, 1986, Dovecotes of Notts (Published document). SNT1255.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed buildings slides. .
- <1> SNT1406 Published document: Whitaker J. 1927. Med Dovecotes in Notts. pp 26-7.
- <2> SNT639 Published document: DOE (HHR). --/06/1960. Southwell Rural District - Provisional List.
- <3> SNT746 Personal comment: Harper FR. 1960. Pers Comm.
- <4> SNT4 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 123.
- <5> SNT1779 Unpublished document: Woolrich AE. 1988. Details of Dovecotes of Notts. p 5.
- <6> SNT1255 Published document: Severn J. 1986. Dovecotes of Notts.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM