Building record 0400101000 - MANOR FARM, HIGH STREET
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1214093: DOVECOTE AT MANOR HOUSE
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DOVECOTE (Dated 1704, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 3m.
Plan Form - Octagonal.
Grade II. Dovecote, now used as store. Dated H.G.A. 1704 on stone plaque in moulded brick frame on N. side. Brick with diaper patterning in vitreous headers, except on N. side. Moulded brick plinth, moulded band course, eaves cornice. Brick pilasters to corners have moulded necking. Old tile roof with lead capping to centre and iron weathervane. Octagonal plan. W. and S.W. sides have windows with wooden grills, E. side has hipped dormer with leaded lights, doors to N. and S. N. doorway has segmental head. Interior is complete with about 800 ogee-arched nesting boxes. RCHM II p. 278 Mon. 7 (B6).
Is about 5 yards SW of Manor Farm (B1).
At NGR (B4).
Detailed building description and history with plan, section and photographs (B7).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC14298 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P752.
- <2>SBC13095 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 PP277-78.
- <4>SBC10479 Map: OS 1979 1:2500 MAP.
- <6>SBC20017 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Dunton &C. p51.
- <7>SBC19027 Article in serial: John McCann. 1994. 'An Eighteenth-Century Dovecote at Stewkley', in Recs of Bucks 36 pp120-128. Vol 36.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 85222 25678 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STEWKLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13590)
Record last edited
Aug 13 2022 2:45PM
