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was placed slightly more towards the north 

 than the western one. 



This enormous dovecote is variously stated 

 to have contained from two to four, or even 

 five thousand nest-holes, as to the shape of 

 which there is no information to be had. Over 

 each of the four gables the roof projected in a 

 curious and picturesque manner, giving ample 

 shelter to the perching birds. That such a 

 building should have been deliberately destroy- 

 ed is a lasting disgrace to Sussex in particular, 

 and to British antiquarianism in general. 



Since the disappearance of theLewes speci- 

 men the county has perhaps good reason to 

 consider the example standing at a farm at 

 Berwick, not far distant, as among the best 

 which it can boast. It is a massively built square 

 structure, with angle buttresses, and has suffer- 

 ed to some extent from alterations, besides be- 

 ing a good deal obscured by surrounding build- 

 ings. Failing particulars of its former internal 

 arrangements, we are consoled by information 

 as to its utility three centuries ago. This is 

 revealed in Remembrances for the Parsons of 

 Berwick, written by Prebendary John Nutt 

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