Description

ASTON BY SUTTON C.P. ASTON LANE
SJ 57 NE
South West of
3/41 Dovecote at site of
Aston Old Hall.
GV II
Dovecote 1691 of Flemish bond brown brick on weathered plinth of large
buff sandstone blocks. Now roofless. 3-course plain brick band at
mock 1st floor; stone-coped end gables with kneelers; moulded stone
eaves cornice. Recessed blocked doorway above plinth at front has
flush sandstone quoins and lintel with 1691 incised. Wide central
entry and narrower entry to right, both at rear, inserted or altered
under plain oak lintels.
Interior. Formerly divided into two chambers by full-height wall from
front to back, now wholly removed but toothing visible. 13 rows of
nesting boxes below eaves; 6 rows in each gable - more than 800 boxes
in all, probably 1300-1400 when central wall existed. Brick platform
of 2 courses, the lower course diagonally set, at the base of each row
of boxes. High level opening in left end inserted, from loft of
adjoining coach-house. A splendid example, regrettably partly
decayed. Its use is documented in the Aston papers at Aston Lodge;
the eggs, the birds and their lime for manure were all valued.

Listing NGR: SJ5531578043

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Berkshire (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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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2