Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1156170
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1955
- Statutory Address:
- Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house, High Street, Hurley
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house, High Street, Hurley
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hurley
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 82483 84004
Details
SU 8284-8384
17/5
HURLEY
HIGH STREET (west side)
Dovecote in the grounds of The Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house
25.3.55
G.V.
I
Dovecote, now disused. Medieval. Chalk and flint, with later brickwork. Old tile conical roof with open dormer above eaves and open turret at top. Four buttresses, each of two offsets and with a brick base. Small plank entrance door on east with stone lintel and pointed relieving arch, and approached by six stone rubble steps.
Interior: a revolving ladder from a central newel post, gives access to nesting boxes which are nearly continuous within the walls, The dovecote originally belonged to Hurley Priory.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: SU8248384004
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 40926
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ditchfield, P H, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Berkshire, (1906), 153
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
