Information for record number MWA2209:
Dovecote East of Wasperton Manor House

Summary The site of a Post Medieval dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons. It was situated 100m north west of the church at Wasperton and was demolished in 1969.
What Is It?  
Type: Dovecote
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wasperton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A dovecote existed to the east of the Manor House. It was hexagonal (or octagonal) with a tiled roof and square lantern. It measured 11 feet accross and the walls were 1 foot six inches accross. The building had 275 nest holes. The lower part upto floor level at 6 foot was of ealry 16th century stone; the upper portion was of 17th century brick. There was a door opening on the side at the upper level, and a bricked up doorway at ground level. The dovecote was demolished in 1969 as it obscured the view from one of the modern cottages.
2 A report from 1945 suggests that the dovecote was in fair condition. It classes the dovecote as octagonal, with brick walls. It was 3.3m in diameter and the walls were 0.45m thick. The lantern, through which the birds flew out and re-entered, was square and the roof was tiled. Original timber floor survived at a level of 1.8m from the ground; a door opened at the upper level on the west side and a bricked up doorway was recorded at ground level.
3 Image of the dovecote in the 1930s. A rather substantial crack has appeared!
 
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Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Windows on Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2006
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 66
Author/originator: Sapcote E S
Date: 1945-6
Page Number: 123-6
Volume/Sheet: 66
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Wasperton
Author/originator: Butuex S.
Date: 1982
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FAIR * A site where a periodical gathering of buyers, sellers and entertainers, meet at a time ordained by charter or statute or by ancient custom. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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