House steward , Michael Hume, inspecting nesting boxes in the newly restored dovecote at Ightham Mote , the medieval manor house near Sevenoaks , Kent which the National Trust is conserving . The original 170 nesting boxes provided a source of meat for the family 25 July 1994 Picture by Roger Bamber

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