BOOK OF DOVECOTES 



A seedling oak, with a young ash for its com- 

 panion, had attained a goodly size upon the 

 summit of the walls; the roots, descending 

 towards the ground, were working deadly 

 havoc in the masonry. But happily the land- 

 lord's agent saw the danger, and the trees have 

 now been long removed. One crack thus 

 opened in the wall is still seen on the right, 

 above the door. 



And this is perhaps a fitting moment to be- 

 seech all dovecote-owners not to suffer an 

 excess of greenery upon the treasure they 

 possess ; above all to set their faces against ivy, 

 that most dangerous foe of masonry. To turn 

 the dovecote into a green bower may be pic- 

 turesque, but means disaster in the end. More- 

 over the full architectural form, the frequent 

 beauty, of such buildings isnot seenif they are 

 smothered with a mass of leaves. A fruit-tree 

 trained against the wall will do but little dam- 

 age, and will amply serve to break bare spaces; 

 nothing more should be allowed. 



The masonry at Garway is sandstone in 

 rubble work, plastered outside, while the in- 

 terior facing is of wrought ashlar. The internal 



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