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1561

General Information

  • Registration number
    1561
  • Date constructed
    probably 1800s-I
  • Century constructed
    1801-1900
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    II
  • Condition
    6

Address

  • Address
    Bee Bole Cottage
  • Village or town
    Chipping Norton
  • County
    Oxfordshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Oxfordshire
  • Region
    England

Premises

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

Structure Information

  • Structure
    L: Bee shelter
  • External recesses
    N/A
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    N/A
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    N/A
  • House building shape
    rectangular
  • External structure
    4.5ftx11ftx26 in. (external); 23 in. deep inside
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    7 in.
  • Wall material
    Stone & wood
  • Base shelf material
    stone
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    stone tiles

Photography Information

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

Notes

  • described by NMR as bee boles or dog-kennels; more likely to have housed skeps (some damaged baskets remain inside; base, top and ends are stone, front made of 6 shaped wooden arches (but there are no internal compartments), and back is 3 wooden panels
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