BOOK OF DOVECOTES 



a field or two and see the Butt House high 

 upon a bank. The dovecote stands outside a 

 yard immediately behind the dwelling, in a spot 

 which makes it a good picture for the artist 

 and photographer. 



It stands, backed by the wooded hill beyond 

 the field just crossed, a perfect specimen in 

 miniature of that exquisite "black-and-white" 

 half-timbered architecture which is one of the 

 chief beauties of the Welsh Border district. 

 The upper portion has a slight overhang; the 

 walls are ornamented with a diamond pattern, 

 and the beams and panels richly carved. On the 

 north side is the date 1632, with the initials 



^ ■ , standing for the names of George and 



(jr. Jc,. 



Elizabeth Karver. As to the very probable de- 

 signer of this lovely little building there will 

 later on be more to say. 



There are three stories, only the upper one 

 being fitted with nest-holes. It has been called 

 the Falconry, and the suggestion made that 

 the middle chamber of the three was intended 

 to be occupied by hawks. It seems a somewhat 

 sinister arrangement, that of placing hawks 

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