Description

GLANTON GLANTON PIKE
NU 01 SE
8/212 Dovecote and
shelter shed 120
metres south-west
of Glanton Pike
II

Dovecote and shelter shed, later C19. Rubble with tooled-and-margined quoins
and dressings; internal walls brick. Welsh slate roofs, with metal lantern on
dovecote. South elevation: 2-storey dovecote on left has boarded door beneath
square opening divided crosswise into 4 recesses, each with a pair of arched
pigeon holes; alighting shelves on moulded corbels above and below (the lower
shelf missing at time of survey). Dversailing embattled parapet; steep
pyramidal roof with pyramid-topped lantern. On left of dovecote is a short
wing wall. On right a projecting 2-bay shelter shed with monolith square
piers and lintels; and doorway to right; coped gables on moulded kneelers.

Left return of dovecote shows boarded door above stone platform on moulded
corbels.

Interior of shelter shed shows similar piers and lintels to those on front.

Attached boundary walls to east and west are not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NU0569014177

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26293896

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)