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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557320

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Recommended Books

• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide