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1087

General Information

  • Registration number
    1087
  • Date constructed
    N/A
  • Century constructed
    Unknown
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    Marsh Grange
  • Village or town
    N/A
  • County
    Cumbria
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Lancashire
  • Region
    England

Premises

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

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    11
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Rectangle
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    20-26x19-23x15-22
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    c.6-12ft.
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    27-48
  • Wall material
    Stone (sand)
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1992
  • Pictures available
    C: Colour photo(s)

Notes

  • one faces ENE in adjacent wall; Marsh Grange was built in 1100s as grange for Furness Abbey; wall originally in garden, now stockyard/field; although on private property, can be viewed from footpath; 2010: photos show wall and bee boles still in reasonable condition
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