1715 - Dovecote - Aston Flamville, Leicestershire
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N 52° 31.788 W 001° 19.159
30U E 614008 N 5821294
This dovecote in Aston Flamville is dated 1715.
Waymark Code: WMVEEY
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/08/2017
Views: 1
The village dovecote, bearing the date 1715, which has been restored and may be visited by arrangement with the owners. It is perfectly viewable from the roadside.
"In a field at Aston Flamville is a square brick dovecote of the early eighteenth century, the date being 1715. The length of wall is eighteen feet, and the L-shaped nest-holes number eight hundred."
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"Pigeoncote. 1715, altered late C19, restored 1977. Brick with pyramidal plain tile roof. Brick plinth, first floor band, moulded brick eaves. 2 stages, square plan. West side has a central doorway with segmental head, and above it, 2 plaques, 1977. Above again, the date 1715 in burnt headers. East side has a double C19 cartshed opening with brick pier and wooden lintel. South side has 4 cross breathers to the eaves. The roof is topped by an open ended gablet. The interior has full height brick nest boxes and shelves, and a C20 cross beam roof."
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