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The combined dovecote and icehouse at Gaines is a structure dating to the eighteenth century, located in Herefordshire. The building exemplifies the dual-purpose design sometimes employed on substantial estates, integrating the functions of pigeon husbandry and ice storage within a single structure. Its survival reflects the importance of both dovecote provision and ice preservation to the domestic economy of Georgian-period gentry and farming estates. The monument is registered on the National Heritage List for England as a heritage asset of significance to the understanding of eighteenth-century agricultural and domestic practice.
Combined dovecote and icehouse at Gaines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019498. View the official record →
The combined dovecote and icehouse at Gaines is a structure dating to the eighteenth century, located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019498.
Combined dovecote and icehouse at Gaines is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel and gatehouse (3.2 km), Churchyard cross in St James's churchyard (3.9 km), Berrow Hill Camp (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Combined dovecote and icehouse at Gaines's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Combined dovecote and icehouse at Gaines stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.