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1437

General Information

  • Registration number
    1437
  • Date constructed
    not known
  • Century constructed
    Unknown
  • Evidence proof date
    2003: mother of 85-yr-old owner said to have kept bees in the bee boles
  • Evidence proof use
    2003: mother of 85-yr-old owner said to have kept bees in the bee boles
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    [address withheld]
  • Village or town
    Peter Tavy, Tavistock, Dartmoor
  • County
    Devon
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Devon
  • Region
    England

Premises

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

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    13
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Other (see notes)
  • Back shape
    Rounded
  • Recess size
    18(front),27(back)x18x17-19
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    8.5-9
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    15-21
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    2014
  • Pictures available
    G: Digital only

Notes

  • whole row projects and bases project a further 2in.; dividers slope to the front; tops missing, and owner (2003) thought there had been a thatched roof; advance permission needed for any access

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