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This paper deals with the problems of conserving historic dovecotes, and is particularly concerned with their functional features. Most dovecotes in Britain are listed, so it is assumed that their value as works of historic architecture is already sufficiently appreciated. Their functional features are less widely understood, and where they survive only in fragmentary condition there is a danger that they may not be recognized, or that they may be inappropriately repaired. The text draws on contemporary sources to show how dovecotes were used, and covers perching spaces, pigeon entrances, windows, doors, floors, revolving ladders, feeding platforms, nesting places, the use of limewash, protection against predators, and common building defects. The author hopes to enable conservers to take informed decisions about the retention and repair of functional features. Nomenclature is discussed briefly, and the favoured terms are given in italics at their first appearance in die text.
This paper deals with the problems of conserving historic dovecotes, and is particularly concerned with their functional features. Most dovecotes in Britain are listed, so it is assumed that their value as works of historic architecture is already sufficiently appreciated. Their functional features are less widely understood, and where they survive only in fragmentary condition there is a danger that they may not be recognized, or that they may be inappropriately repaired. The text draws on contemporary sources to show how dovecotes were used, and covers perching spaces, pigeon entrances, windows, doors, floors, revolving ladders, feeding platforms, nesting places, the use of limewash, protection against predators, and common building defects. The author hopes to enable conservers to take informed decisions about the retention and repair of functional features. Nomenclature is discussed briefly, and the favoured terms are given in italics at their first appearance in die text.
The Conservation of Historic Dovecotes
McCann, John (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 1 ; 78-95
1995-01-01
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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