Monument record M185 - PIGEONCOTE AT STAUNTON GRANGE

Summary

DOVECOTE (Tudor to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 79912 45025 (24m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SK74NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Staunton, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Unusually tall, with 1,100 nesting places; C17. (1)
Pigeoncote. Early C16. Red brick. (2)
Named 'Staunton Grange' on (3) and just 'Grange' on (4).
Dovecote at Staunton Grange. Early 18th Century rectangular brick structure. External dimensions 17 ft 8 in by 17 ft, 25 ft high to eaves. Brick walls 18 in thick. 1100 nest holes in 1927. (5)


Listed buildings slides, 1 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 338 (Monograph). SNT4.

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

<3> Chapman J, 1774, Nottinghamshire - approx 1in (Map). SNT550.

<4> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.

<5> Woolrich AE, 1988, Details of Dovecotes of Notts, p 16 (Unpublished document). SNT1779.

<6> Whitaker J, 1927, Med Dovecotes in Notts (Published document). SNT1406.

<7> Severn J, 1986, Dovecotes of Notts (Published document). SNT1255.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 1 slides.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 338.
  • <2> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
  • <3> Map: Chapman J. 1774. Nottinghamshire - approx 1in.
  • <4> Map: Sanderson G. 1835. 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Woolrich AE. 1988. Details of Dovecotes of Notts. p 16.
  • <6> Published document: Whitaker J. 1927. Med Dovecotes in Notts.
  • <7> Published document: Severn J. 1986. Dovecotes of Notts.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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