0886

General Information

  • Registration number
    0886
  • Date constructed
    1920-50
  • Century constructed
    1901-2000
  • Evidence proof date
    owner kept bees in shelter until just before his death in 1983, aged 90
  • Evidence proof use
    owner kept bees in shelter until just before his death in 1983, aged 90
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    The Forge
  • Village or town
    N/A
  • County
    Hertfordshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Hertfordshire
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Orchard
  • Direction faced
    W

Structure Information

  • Structure
    L: Bee shelter
  • External recesses
    N/A
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    7
  • Front shape
    N/A
  • Back shape
    N/A
  • Recess size
    N/A
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    c.6x5.5x2 ft
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    3
  • Height bases shelves
    N/A
  • Wall material
    Wood
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1984
  • Pictures available
    C: Colour photo(s)

Notes

  • 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)