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Dovecote at The Old Deanery, 380m south of Bocking Hall is a post-medieval brick structure situated in Essex. The building belongs to the category of domestic service buildings characteristic of early modern manor houses and substantial residences, constructed to house pigeons for food production and fertility management. Such dovecotes represent an important aspect of agricultural practice and estate management during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when pigeon-keeping was a valued pursuit among propertied householders. The structure survives as evidence of the economic organisation and daily provisioning systems of a significant household in the Bocking area.
Dovecote at The Old Deanery, 380m south of Bocking Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019037. View the official record →
Dovecote at The Old Deanery, 380m south of Bocking Hall is a post-medieval brick structure situated in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019037.
Dovecote at The Old Deanery, 380m south of Bocking Hall 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 1019037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bocking windmill (0.9 km), Moated site and two fishponds at Black Notley churchyard, 20m east of St Peter's and St Paul's Church (4.7 km), Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall (4.8 km).
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