Listed Building record TQ 45 NE 65 - BEE HOUSE IN WALLED GARDEN

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1830 to 1870 19th century bee house

Location

Grid reference TQ 48339 57740 (point)
Map sheet TQ45NE
County KENT
Civil Parish CHEVENING, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
CHEVENING CHEVENING
Bee House in Walled Garden
TQ 45 NE 41/2003 II*(star) GV
Bee house. c1850. Small weatherboarded building in Gothic style with hipped slate roof. North west side has central pointed arched door about 5 feet high with plank door. 2 pointed arched window openings, unglazed, with sliding wooden shutters behind. Ends have similar windows. Interior has roof with ridge piece and collar beam and end diagonal tension braces. Tiled floor. Shelf on 3 sides about 1 foot from ground on which the hives were placed. The south east side has one board which could be raised from the outside to permit the bees to enter and leave their hives. An extremely rare survival.
Listing NGR: TQ4871757714 (1)

Description from record TQ 45 NE 28 :
(TQ 48375774 - Inf. Kent SMR) Bee house c. 1850. Small weather boarded house in Gothic style. Interior shelves for bee hives. An extremely rare survival. Listed Grade II*. (2)


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> DOE (HHR) Maidstone (Amendment 14.7.88) (OS Card Reference). SKE40589.

<3> English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest, Part 24 Kent(May 1987) (OS Card Reference). SKE41619.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Maidstone (Amendment 14.7.88).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest, Part 24 Kent(May 1987).

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Record last edited

May 31 2024 12:45PM