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0513a

General Information

  • Registration number
    0513a
  • Date constructed
    pre 1800
  • Century constructed
    1701-1800
  • Evidence proof date
    owner in 1800s kept bees
  • Evidence proof use
    owner in 1800s kept bees
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    Sykeside
  • Village or town
    Grasmere
  • County
    Cumbria
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Westmorland
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Yard
  • Direction faced
    S

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    2
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Rectangle
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    24x18x14
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    c.12
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    c.12
  • Wall material
    Granite
  • Base shelf material
    slate
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1990
  • Pictures available
    BCT: Photo(s) (B/W & colour) & transparency(ies)

Notes

  • next door to Dove Cottage where Wordsworth lived; 1990: repaired; bee shelter (0513b) in same wall;
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