Information for record number MWA3747:
Dovecote in the stable block, Combe Abbey

Summary A dovecote for breeding and housing doves or pigeons. It was a decorative feature built as part of the stable block at Combe Abbey. It dates to the Imperial period.
What Is It?  
Type: Dovecote
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combe Fields
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A dovecote was erected in the tower of a stable block which was designed by Nesfield in 1863.
2 The building exists but is no longer in use. It is presently being repaired.
3 Not a real dovecote but a "garden pole" type dovecote on top of a clock over a stable building.
4 The complex roof with its four arched openings is an imitation of a dovecote.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A History of Combe Abbey
Author/originator: Moore R
Date: 1983
Page Number: 79
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Combe Abbey, Coventry, Warwickshire. An archaeological assessment.
Author/originator: Coventry Museum
Date: 1991
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Foster P W
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3735
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back

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