Building record M9138 - PIGEONCOTE AT BEECHES FARM

Summary

DOVECOTE (Elizabethan to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 84733 64128 (6m by 6m)
Map sheet SK86SW
District Newark
Civil Parish South Scarle, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Dovecote in the outbuildings at Beecher's Farm. Stone, square, two-storey, with a pyramidal roof. (1)
Pigeoncote, C17. (2)
Dovecote at Beeches Farm. 17th Century square stone structure, part of complex. Hipped roof with pantiles (1927). External dimensions 16 ft by 16 ft, 15 ft high to eaves. Walls 2 ft 9 in thick. Stone nest holes, 321 originally. Some filling in 1829 with 146 left in 1927. Upper of two storeys. (3)


Listed buildings slides, 6 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

'MP', 26/05/81, South Scarle Hall Dovecote (Plan). SNT4261.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 317 (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<3> Woolrich AE, 1988, Details of Dovecotes of Notts, p 15 (Unpublished document). SNT1779.

<4> Whitaker J, 1927, Med Dovecotes in Notts (Published document). SNT1406.

<5> Severn J, 1986, Dovecotes of Notts (Published document). SNT1255.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 6 slides.
  • --- Plan: 'MP'. 26/05/81. South Scarle Hall Dovecote. A4. Grant. scaled and inked.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 317.
  • <2> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Woolrich AE. 1988. Details of Dovecotes of Notts. p 15.
  • <4> Published document: Whitaker J. 1927. Med Dovecotes in Notts.
  • <5> Published document: Severn J. 1986. Dovecotes of Notts.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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