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0161a

General Information

  • Registration number
    0161a
  • Date constructed
    1865?
  • Century constructed
    1801-1900
  • Evidence proof date
    bee house, but Marquess of Northampton tried unsuccessfully to keep bees here in 1920s/1930s
  • Evidence proof use
    bee house, but Marquess of Northampton tried unsuccessfully to keep bees here in 1920s/1930s
  • Listed building grade
    II
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    Castle Ashby House
  • Village or town
    N/A
  • County
    Northamptonshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Northamptonshire
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Unknown
  • Direction faced
    SE

Structure Information

  • Structure
    H: Bee house
  • External recesses
    N/A
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    12
  • Front shape
    Unknown
  • Back shape
    Unknown
  • Recess size
    N/A
  • House building shape
    rectangular
  • External structure
    6x14x5ft
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    N/A
  • Wall material
    Stone (lime)
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    lead

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1973
  • Pictures available
    BT: B/W photo(s) & transparency(ies)

Notes

  • door at back for access to shelves at 3 and 27 in. from ground; at front: 2 rows of 6+6 arched openings, each 24x18 in. with wooden shutter; this bee house and another (0161b) were probably in or near kitchen garden; pre-1973: lead stolen from roof; by 1989: parts collapsing, possible repair planned
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