Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
1578
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
07/06/1963
Date of Amendment
13/02/1995
Name of Property
Dovecote at Erbistock Hall
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Erbistock
Town
Locality
Easting
335118
Northing
342440
Street Side
Location
Situated SE of Erbistock Hall which is 1.5 km N of Erbistock.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C18 circular brick dovecote dated 1737.
Exterior
Free-standing circular dovecote, hand-made red bricks in flemish bond, slightly projecting brick string course. Conical slate roof, domed wooden cupola and weather-vane dated 1737. Entry through single doorway with stone lintel and keystone detail, wooden door. 2 stone lined oval window openings.
Interior
Said to contain 700 pigeon nesting recesses. Full inspection not carried out at time of 1994 resurvey.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as an architecturally distinguished composition and an especially well-preserved early C18 dovecote.
Group value with Erbistock Hall.
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