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1521

1521

General Information

  • Registration number
    1521
  • Date constructed
    1700s-II or 1800s-I
  • Century constructed
    1801-1900
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    6

Address

  • Address
    Gwills Farm
  • Village or town
    Cury, Helston
  • County
    Cornwall
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Cornwall
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Yard?
  • Direction faced
    SE

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    3
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Rectangle
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    25.5x18x18
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    c.10ft
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    14in. (perhaps 20 in. originally)
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    2011
  • Pictures available
    G: Digital only

Notes

  • probable bee boles, but quite near ground; wall in good condition but vegetation covers recesses; for history of farm buildings, see: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-1062-1/dissemination/pdf/cornwall2-112501_1.pdf

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