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Dovecote, Beddington Park is a brick-built dovecote located within Beddington Park in Surrey. The structure dates to the seventeenth century and represents a substantial example of a domestic ancillary building of that period. Dovecotes of this date and quality indicate the agricultural and economic status of the estate, as such structures were typically constructed by landowners of considerable means to house pigeons for both food and the valuable guano used as fertiliser. The building survives as a testament to the historical development and management of the Beddington estate.
Dovecote, Beddington Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002017. View the official record →
Dovecote, Beddington Park is a brick-built dovecote located within Beddington Park in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002017.
Dovecote, Beddington Park 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 1002017.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late Bronze Age enclosure at Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton (3.4 km), Newe (or Wide) Ditch, Riddlesdown (5.5 km), Surrey Iron Railway embankment, approximately 130m south west of Lion Green Road, Coulsdon (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote, Beddington Park's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dovecote, Beddington Park stands on Thanet Sand Formation, bedrock that formed in the Thanetian. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.