Listed Building: COLUMBARIUM AT HAWLEY MANOR AND DOVECOTE TO SOUTH WEST OF HAWLEY MANOR (1085812)
| Grade | II* | 
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 989, 3, 75 | 
| Date assigned | 01 August 1952 | 
| Date last amended | 
Description
                            1. 5274                             SUTTON-AT-HONE              HAWLEY ROAD                                                              (south-west side)                                                              Hawley
Dovecot to south-west of                                                              Hawley Manor                                                              (formerly listed as TQ 57 SW 3/75                         1.8.52                 Columbarium at Hawley Manor)
II*                                   GV
2. Dated 1556 on north-west gable but probably C17.  The date does not appear on a photograph of 1890.  Large red brick square pigeon house laid in English Bond. Pyramidal old tiled roof with curved gable to 3 faces.  This is surmounted by an elaborate glazed louvre with ogee-shaped tiled canopy having pendants which were renewed in 1922.  Moulded wooden eaves cornice.  The interior contains 549 nesting boxes and 2 wooden beams with pegs used to gain access to the holes and a smaller ladder to gain access inside the roof.  This is a fine example of a brick dovecot.  (See article in Archaeologia Cantinna 1974).  A.M.
Listing NGR: TQ5477872229
                        
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5488 7204 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ57SW | 
| Civil Parish | SUTTON-AT-HONE AND HAWLEY, DARTFORD, KENT | 
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2010 2:40PM