Allington Dove Cote

For a lot of our housing, the customers are the catalysts for a new design. The Allington is a classic example of this. I was working in my workshop, the front door of which opened out onto a quiet country lane on which we lived, (Forsham Lane). A small car trundled past, stopped and reversed. A quietly spoken American gentleman asked directions to find a lady selling ducks a little further down the lane. Directions were given and away he went. An hour later the little red car appeared again, duck buying, I assumed, completed. Little red car stops, and out gets 'Mr Quietly Spoken' and ambles into the workshop. The question "do you make these?" seemed a little unnecessary as I was fitting the roof boards to a Lamberhurst dovecote at the time and there was only me there. It served to break the ice and we began to talk. 'Mr Quietly Spoken' actually required a wall mounted dovecote. This, at the time, did not form part of our repertoire and, rather than lose a sale, I suggested more in a panic than in considered judgment that we could split the Lamberhurst down the middle, put a back on it and this should make a splendid dovecote. 'If you do that' said Mr Quietly Spoken, 'I will buy both halves'. Now it transpired that Mr Quietly Spoken was, in fact, a visiting friar who was staying with the monks at Allington Castle, Maidstone. The monks at Allington are the keepers of a possibly unique breed of chocolate brown doves that were in need of a new home. So the chance encounter of a monk looking for ducks, and a panic on the spot design, led to the Allington Wall Cote. The original pair are now found fixed to the medieval walls of a castle courtyard at Allington. The friars helped us to erect the cote, which still make me smile when I picture brother Allias ('Mr Quietly Spoken') up a ladder with a hammer drill boring into ancient ragstone. ( This Allington is shown with the optional Feed Hoppers)

From £511.00
Brown Allington  |  £511.00
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White Allington  |  £640.00
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All prices include VAT and delivery to the UK mainland, please contact us if you have any questions.

* Optional extras are delivered FREE when purchased with the main unit. On receipt of your confirmed order we will re-calculate your account and advise you accordingly.

Allington Options

Feed Table with Hoppers ...

These are painted to match the colour of your dovecote.

Replica Doves ...

Replica doves to place around your dovecote if you do not intend to keep doves.

Forshams Wood Sealer ...

Forshams recommended brand water based preserver.

Dove Feed ...

Forsham dove feed which comes as two 25kg bags.