Building record 0052210000 - BURNHAM ABBEY

Summary

Sixteenth century dovecote at Burnham Abbey

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  • Conservation Area ()
  • Listed Building ()
  • Listed Building (II) 1124512: DOVECOTE IN THE GARDEN OF THE ABBEY HOUSE (DBC1436)

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Type and Period (1)

  • DOVECOTE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
1649 PARL. SURVEY INCLUDES PIGEONHOUSE (6). S OF ABBEY IS C16 DOVECOT (7). MOAT RETURNS S OF DOVECOT (14). DESCRIPTION (12). MEDIEVAL PIGEONHOUSE WHICH PRECEEDED TUDOR ONE ON THIS OR ANOTHER SPOT, DISAPPEARED (10). RED BRICK, PYRAMIDAL THATCH ROOF.2 SIMPLE OPENINGS; BRICK NESTS FOR C.300 BIRDS (23). COLLAPSED (26)
The English Heritage MPP survey of dovecotes describes the the dovecote as rectangular with a pyramidial thatched roof. Two simple openings blocked by iron bars give access to 300 brick net boxes. The survey notes that is unusual to find brick being used for dovecotes before the 17th century and also to find a thatched dovecote. The condition is said to be good - well preseved and with interior retaining integrity (

Sources (21)

  • ---SBC19853 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995. English Heritage MPP Step 3 Report: Site Evaluations for Dovecotes.
  • <7>SBC12860 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 PP72-75.
  • <8>SBC13398 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1963 17 P203 (SEE ALSO SISTER JANE M ARY'S ACCOUNT OF 1963 EXCAVATIONS & CORRESPONDENC.
  • <9>SBC13756 Bibliographic reference: ROCHE T.W.E 1966 PRECIOUS BLOOD: A HISTORY OF BURN HAM ABBEY.
  • <10>SBC14573 Bibliographic reference: SISTER JANE MARY 1975 THE SITE OF BURNHAM ABBEY.
  • <11>SBC9354 Bibliographic reference: MR R F DENINGTON.
  • <12>SBC11407 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 18 (FILED).
  • <13>SBC7147 Bibliographic reference: KNOWLES D & HADCOCK R N 1971 MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HO USES IN ENGLAND & WALES, 2ND EDIT. PP 278-279.
  • <14>SBC8065 Bibliographic reference: M E FARLEY FIELD VISIT JAN 1977.
  • <15>SBC2438 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 0522.
  • <16>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <17>SBC9247 Bibliographic reference: MR & MRS D MILLER, FEB 1981 (COPY OF SURVEY FILED).
  • <18>SBC14575 Bibliographic reference: SISTER JANE MARY, BURNHAM ABBEY, & MR D MILLER (C. M.A.G) APRIL 1981.
  • <19>SBC11471 Bibliographic reference: P A YEOMAN & A R PIKE MARCH 1983 FIELD VISIT.
  • <20>SBC8561 Bibliographic reference: MILLER D M & D D 1984 BURNHAM ABBEY, SOUTHMIDLANDSARCH14PP13-14"&SEEALSOTYPESCRIPT&PLAN,FILED".
  • <21>SBC9283 Bibliographic reference: MR D MILLER OCT 1986 (SEE TYPED NOTE, FILED & PHOT OS BUR/65-68 IN BCM COLLECTIONS).
  • <22>SBC14574 Bibliographic reference: SISTER JANE MARY SPB & MILLER D D & D.M 1985 MANOR & ABBEY OF BURNHAM, RECSOFBUCKS27PP94-100"".
  • <23>SBC4019 Bibliographic reference: DOE 1985 LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURA L OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS 7/275 (ABBEY) 7/264.
  • <24>SBC8562 Graphic material: MILLER D M & D D MAY 1992 WATCHING BRIEF (SEE NOTE S & PLAN FILED).
  • <25>SBC14576 Graphic material: SISTER JANE MARY,BURNHAM ABBEY,& FARLEY M E,JUNE 1 993 (PHOTOS & PLAN FILED).
  • <26>SBC4869 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E (BCM) JUNE 1997 PERS COMM.

Location

Grid reference SU 93070 80370 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 6 2010 11:38AM

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