Axwell Park House Farm, dovecote
Axwell Park House Farm, dovecote
HER Number
8346
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Axwell Park House Farm, dovecote
Place
Axwell Park
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
Site Type: Specific
Dovecote
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Dovecot. Late C18/early C19. Coursed rubble; roof of Welsh slate.
Circular, straight-sided tower with irregular stone lintel and curved stone
sill to doorway; small square window above has stone lintel. Interior:
stone flagged floor; pigeon holes around walls; boarded floor half-way up. LISTED GRADE 2
Circular, straight-sided tower with irregular stone lintel and curved stone
sill to doorway; small square window above has stone lintel. Interior:
stone flagged floor; pigeon holes around walls; boarded floor half-way up. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
418920
Northing
562120
Grid Reference
NZ418920562120
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 4/8; I. Ayris, 1989, Axwell Park Dovecot
I. Ayris & B. Harbottle, 1987, Axwell Park Home Farm
I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 62
I. Ayris & B. Harbottle, 1987, Axwell Park Home Farm
I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 62