Listed Building: COLUMBARIUM AT HAWLEY MANOR AND DOVECOTE TO SOUTH WEST OF HAWLEY MANOR (1085812)
Grade | II* |
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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) |
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Map sheet | TQ57SW |
Civil Parish | SUTTON-AT-HONE AND HAWLEY, DARTFORD, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2010 2:40PM