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1032a

General Information

  • Registration number
    1032a
  • Date constructed
    1800s-I
  • Century constructed
    1801-1900
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    II
  • Condition
    3

Address

  • Address
    Upper Longbottom Farm
  • Village or town
    Halifax
  • County
    Yorkshire, West
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Yorkshire: West Riding
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    SW

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
    24x35x24
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    4
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    20
  • Wall material
    Stone (sand)
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    N/A
  • Pictures available
    G: Digital only

Notes

  • whole projects 12 in.; mullions each have 2 slots for fixing bars or boards/doors; each wide enough for 2 skeps; 2013: condition still very good; altitude 492 ft; house built mid-1600s; boles are in a retaining wall; in same wall, 60 ft away, are 2 more pairs of bee boles (1032b)
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