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1119

General Information

  • Registration number
    1119
  • Date constructed
    1991
  • Century constructed
    1901-2000
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    3

Address

  • Address
    Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust
  • Village or town
    Torquay
  • County
    Devon
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Devon
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Public
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    S?

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    1
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Arch: Pointed
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    30x32x33
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    27
  • Wall material
    Stone & brick
  • Base shelf material
    granite
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1993
  • Pictures available
    C: Colour photo(s)

Notes

  • newly built brick bee bole in stone wall in Cockington organic kitchen garden; whole structure projects and base projects 17 in.; in 1993, bole housed a skep (with cap) containing a colony; skep empty for 3 years but in July 2009 it contains bees

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