Show RAMSHACKLE OLD DOVECOT Building Dating From 1307 Still In Good State of Preservation The Dovecot at Hurley near Mar low Bucks England Is an ancient and plctmesquo building dating from the year 1307 The picture shows tho Interior The jambs and lintel of the pigeonhouse doorway aio of more modern date than tho walls On tho front of the lintel the date 1C42 with 0 H to follow is distinctly marked It was used by the old monks for tho t r 6 JJ purpose of breeding pigeons and tho countless niches or nests of chalk of which material tho walls are made are very remarkable The ladder shown Is fixed to a central cen-tral beam and when Inspecting the nests It is only necessary when standIng stand-Ing on the ladder to push against the wall and the whole affair moves round It Is still the home of a very considerable consid-erable number of pigeons |