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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 05 SE 135 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 18th century building and dovecote, Godmersham |
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Summary
A cottage and associated dovecote were built at Godmersham in the 18th century. Temple cottage is a two storey red brick building with a tiled roof - it is grade II listed. The Dovecote is octagonal in shape, timber framed and clad in red brick and tile hanging with a plain tile roof: It is also a Grade II listed building.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0650 5092 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR05SE |
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| Parish: | GODMERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DOVECOTE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD? to 2050 AD? (between))
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD? to 2050 AD? (between))
Full description
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Temple cottage C18, red brick and plain tiled roof. 2 storeys on plinth, hipped roof with large central stack. Listed grade 2. Dovecot, C18. Timber framed and clad in red brick and tile hanging with plain tile roof. Octagonal with birds' entrance in octagonal lantern. Listed grade 2. (1)
Additional bibliography. (2)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Godmersham Park: Historic landscape survey, Vol.2, N. Bannister, 1995. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> English Heritage, 1995, Monuments Protection Programme, Step 1 Report - Dovecotes (Unpublished document). SKE16578.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Godmersham Park: Historic landscape survey, Vol.2, N. Bannister, 1995.. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 1995. Monuments Protection Programme, Step 1 Report - Dovecotes. |
