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0658

General Information

  • Registration number
    0658
  • Date constructed
    1700s
  • Century constructed
    1701-1800
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    Borrenthwaite Hall
  • Village or town
    Kirkby Stephen
  • County
    Cumbria
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Westmorland
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    5SW+2SE

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    7
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Arch
  • Back shape
    Rounded
  • Recess size
    c.54x30x30
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    c.12
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1998
  • Pictures available
    T: Transparency(ies)

Notes

  • each had shaped sandstone base; small rectangular recess (10x8) between 2 pairs of bee boles, possibly for small skeps; 1998: still intact but wall looked unstable
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