TQ 45 SW 141 - DOVECOTE SOUTH WEST OF SQUERRIES COURT IN GROUNDS OF SQUERRIES HOME FARM

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Listed Building record TQ 45 SW 141 - DOVECOTE SOUTH WEST OF SQUERRIES COURT IN GROUNDS OF SQUERRIES HOME FARM

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1799 Late 17th century dovecote, probably contemporary with the mansion and stable block. Galleted Ragstone rubble with red brick dressings; pegtile roof. Circular building, with doorway in the west side (nearest the farmyard), conical roof with tiled cupola and four gabled dormer windows. Interior is lined with brick and contains 17 tiers of pigeon holes, each with an individual ledge. Central revolving pole with spars for the collection of pigeon eggs.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 4401 5328 (point)
Map sheet	TQ45SW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District	SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

DOVECOTE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)

Full Description

TQ 4454 36/1348

WESTERHAM Goodley Stock (East Side) Dovecote, south west of Squerryes Court (In grounds of Squerryes Home Farm) (Formerly listed as Dovecote, south west of Squerries Court (In grounds of Squerries Home Farm), previously listed as Oast House)

10.9.54.

II C18 circular building of galleted random rubble with red brick alternating block door jambs. Conical tiled roof with tiled cupola and 4 gabled dormers.

Listing NGR: TQ4401653285.

Historic England archive material: BF096211 SQUERRIES HOME FARM, GOODLEY STOCK, WESTERHAM

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> English Heritage, 1995, Monuments Protection Programme, Step 1 Report - Dovecotes (Unpublished document). SKE16578.

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--- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
<2> SKE16578 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 1995. Monuments Protection Programme, Step 1 Report - Dovecotes.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Sevenoaks, Westerham, Goodley Stock (Ref: KFS-000085) (EKE13856)

Record last edited

May 16 2025 3:14PM