And it all came tumbling down!

that was lucky that no one was nearby. We often forget the "permanent" structures may not be. glad you were able to get it sorted.

Goodness that was quick!! Wish there was a safer way to put it up!! It is tremendously heavy!

Goodness! What a stroke of luck! Shame though. :(

Dotty, I remember your lovely Dovecote from our visit in 2010 (I think!). Can you enlist the help of a sturdy grandson or two to help place it somewhere sheltered? There were many small tree branches on the local roads this morning. Heavy rain with strong winds forecast for overnight and most of tomorrow ... a fair few flood warnings along the coast too. :o(

Shirley I am sure it was in 2010, we will be getting one of our SILs to help us, although my OH did think he would be able to do it with my help........who does he think I am Pansy Potter!!!!!!! we will be putting it against the fence, for added protection!!
The weather has been far from ideal, too much rain now!!
Karen it was a stroke of luck, it could have been a disaster!!

What a shame, Dd. It is such a feature in your garden.

Dd2, sorry I put 'like' this blog, by mistake, though it does make an interesting read & I am very sorry about the accident with your lovely dovecote. The purple vine that was growing up it was lovely. I am sure it will all come right in the end & it will be in a safer place for everyone.

I'm glad no one was under it when it fell. I suppose it's a good idea to check everything on our gardens from time to time, not only the plants.

Put a like because the dovecote is lovely, I hope it didn't sustain any damage from it's fall. Just out of interest how do you keep the pigeons from nesting in it? Ours was always full of sticks, as was the ground underneath. Now it has been repaired and made into a sparrow/tit box with eight compartments, all of which were used this year - vast improvement. But I did notice that the post where it joins the spike has some rotten wood, so will have to deal with that soon.

You would think that the manufacturers of such a lovely thing would use something more rotproof for the support? Its surely meant to last longer than 10 years! Lets hope it can be put up again safely with a more durable pole!
What a good thing nobody was nearby when it fell.

Stera I agree with you regarding using an alternative to wood, but even metal gives away eventually..... concrete is the only durable material, but you can't get the right shape unfortunately.....
Honeysuckle the pigeon's never bother, we had robins nesting in it this year!
Your sparrow/tit box sounds quite intriguing!!
Hywel, it doesn't bare thinking about does it!!
Feverfew it was upsetting, but more worrying as to what could have been a nasty accident, unfortunately wood does rot!! and the constant movement had hastened it's demise!!
Siris, I hope it will be again, in the not too distant future!!

Hi Dotty ... Great idea to put the dovecote in a different, safer location !

Indeed T..T...couldn't risk it happening again...!