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1608

General Information

  • Registration number
    1608
  • Date constructed
    c1450
  • Century constructed
    1401-1500
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    SM
  • Condition
    6

Address

  • Address
    The Duchy Barn Garden next to Chichele College
  • Village or town
    Higham Ferrers
  • County
    Northamptonshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Northamptonshire
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Public
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    North

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    1
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Square
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    330x300x300cm
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    Wall
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    1
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    1.22m
  • Wall material
    Stone (lime) & brick
  • Base shelf material
    Limestone
  • Lintel material
    Limestone
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    26/01/2022
  • Pictures available
    G: Digital only

Notes

  • The site, owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, was once a residence for secular canons destroyed in the period of the dissolution of the monasteries. For historical reasons, although the wall is part of the site, the section it is in is not the responsibility of English Heritage; possibly because it was a farm and the stables on its site were in use. With the Duchy of Lancaster's blessing, these stables are now used for community storage by Higham Ferrers Tourism and the land surrounding it has been transformed during the Covid pandemic into a community garden. The bee bole was revealed last year when the walls were cleared of ivy. It is at the other end of the North wall bee bole, register number 1607. Pers comm Carol Fitzgerald, 26/01/2022.

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