Description

CHASTLETON
SP22NW
3/25 Dovecote approx. l30m SE of
Chastleton House
27.8.57 (Formerly listed as Dovecote
at Chastleton House)

GV II*

Dovecote. Dated 1762 for Thomas Fothergill. Regularly coursed limestone rubble
with ashlar dressings, piers and alternating angle quoins carried up to gables;
stone slate roof with coped verges and carved apexes. Square plan with 4 gables
supported on segmental arches with voussoirs, projecting keystones and plain
impost bands. Rounded to apex of each gable, blind to north-east and south-west
sides and lead water spouts to corners. Open octagonal cupola to centre has lead
cap with ball finial. Inscription "THOMAS/FOTHERGILL/Esq./JUNE EY 2/1762 on
keystone of north-west arch. Interior. Loft supported on plain beam and joists
has trap door, pigeon nesting holes and ledges. Double butt-purlin roof in 2
bays has central truss with V-struts from tie beam to principal rafters.
(Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p533)
[2466]

Listing NGR: SP2492628989

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532993

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey