Dovecote House With Attached Stable, Barn and Dovecote
DOVECOTE HOUSE WITH ATTACHED STABLE, BARN AND DOVECOTE, BAKER'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261792
- Date first listed:
- 16-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Dovecote House With Attached Stable, Barn and Dovecote
- Statutory Address:
- DOVECOTE HOUSE WITH ATTACHED STABLE, BARN AND DOVECOTE, BAKER'S LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261792
- Date first listed:
- 16-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Dovecote House With Attached Stable, Barn and Dovecote
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOVECOTE HOUSE WITH ATTACHED STABLE, BARN AND DOVECOTE, BAKER'S LANE
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DOVECOTE HOUSE WITH ATTACHED STABLE, BARN AND DOVECOTE, BAKER'S LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Westborough and Dry Doddington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 84964 44456
Details
SK 84 SW WESTBOROUGH & DRY DODDINGTON BAKER'S LANE (south-west)
4/89 Dovecote House with attached stable, barn & dovecote.
II
House with stable, barn and dovecote attached to south. C17, C18, 1791, C19, C20. Timber frame, blue lias, red brick, coursed ironstone rubble, pantile roof with 3 ridge stacks and single gable stack to north-west. L-plan of 6 bays with open hall and 2 storeys to the north, 5 irregular bays to east front with plain doorway towards south with 2 rectangular, 3 light windows to north-east, with 2 more set above. Above the door and immediately north-east of it are 2 small 2 light windows. To south of door a large rectangular hall window with glazing bars reaches full height of house. All the other windows are C20 casements with leaded lights. South of hall window is a small C19 lean-to attached to extension with datestone inscribed "A.E. 1791". Extension contains a stable and barn with staircase to west with loft and dovecote above. Inside house most of wall plates are intact but only a single post is in situ. North-east wall of hall has studding with white- washed daub infilling reaching up to roof intact. Oak roof with purlins trapped in angles of collars of closed trusses at the ends of hall, and the collar of the open truss in the centre. Character of roof over the rest of the house is identical except for a double collar over north-east bay. Interior of dovecote contains 1200 brick boxes. Source: D. L. Roberts. Vernacular Building in Kesteven.
Listing NGR: SK8496444456
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436651
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Roberts, D L, Vernacular Buildings in Kesteven, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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