The Chinese dovecote in the middle of the mill pond is Grade II listed and dates from about 1830: it was certainly there in 1852 as it is on the cover of the Strines Journal. It appears that it was erected more for ornamental reasons than practical ones: the earlier days of dovecotes providing food had long gone. It has been repaired a number of times but the essential structure is the same as the first constuction. It has six sides and seventy-two nesting boxes. The weathervane, as well as the points of the compass, has a sailing ship.
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