0886
General Information
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Registration number0886
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Date constructed1920-50
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Century constructed1901-2000
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Evidence proof dateowner kept bees in shelter until just before his death in 1983, aged 90
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Evidence proof useowner kept bees in shelter until just before his death in 1983, aged 90
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Listed building gradeN/A
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Condition4
Address
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AddressThe Forge
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Village or townN/A
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CountyHertfordshire
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Traditional County (pre 1974)Hertfordshire
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RegionEngland
Premises
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AccessiblePrivate
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Location on PremisesOrchard
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Direction facedW
Structure Information
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StructureL: Bee shelter
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External recessesN/A
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Internal recessesN/A
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CompartmentsN/A
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Flight holes7
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Front shapeN/A
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Back shapeN/A
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Recess sizeN/A
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House building shapeN/A
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External structurec.6x5.5x2 ft
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Distance apartN/A
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RowsN/A
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Shelves3
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Height bases shelvesN/A
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Wall materialWood
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Base shelf materialN/A
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Lintel materialN/A
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Roof materialN/A
Photography Information
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Date of photograph1984
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Pictures availableC: Colour photo(s)
Notes
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boarded in at the front, with flight holes; alighting board runs along each row; belonged to village blacksmith; 1991: shelter and garden restored (The Forge Museum)