Description

OFFLEY SCHOOL LANE
TL 1427 (West side)
Great Offley

12/124 Dovecote at
27.5.68 Westbury Farm

GV II

Dovecote. Early C17. Timber frame on red brick sill, lower part red
brick infill between main posts, upper part close-studded with narrow
red brick infill panels. Steep old red tile roof hipped with large
gablets formerly for entrance of doves. A tall square 2-bays structure
facing N, with gablets to N and S, in middle of farmyard. Stable door in
heavy frame in N side. The structure has jowled posts at each corner and
in middle of E and W walls, unjowled posts in middle of N and S walls.
Mid-height rail tenoned in-line and long straight tension braces notched
over outsides of studs next corners. Straight braces to central truss
with collar and angled queen-struts. Single clasped purlin to each slope
is base for joist of top-loft with a trimmed opening on each side of
collar of truss. Peg holes for fixing nest boxes around interior.
Edge-halved scarf in wallplate as in farmhouse. (RCHM (1911)161: VCH
(1912)39).

Listing NGR: TL1414727106

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26630578

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)