The Bee Shelter, Hartpury
Bee shelter in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
51°54′40″N 2°19′09″W / 51.911°N 2.3193°W / 51.911; -2.3193 Listed Building – Grade II*
Location of The Bee Shelter, Hartpury in Gloucestershire
The Bee Shelter, Hartpury, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a 19th-century bee shelter. It is a Grade II* listed structure.
History and description
The bee shelter was originally located in Nailsworth[1] and was moved to the grounds of Hartpury College in 1968,[2] before being relocated to the churchyard of St Mary's Church in 2002.[2] Until the late 20th century, the beehive shelter was believed to date from the early 17th century and that it functioned as a beehive rack.[1] Recent research has confirmed that it was constructed in the 19th century as a bee shelter by the stonemason Paul Tuffley, a member of a prominent Gloucestershire family of masons, stone merchants and quarrymasters.[1] The date can be confirmed by the stone tooling marks on the shelter, which are "typically Victorian" and by the reference made to the shelter in a deed dating from 1852.[1]
The shelter is 7.3m long and 2.1m high, and comprises three tiers of shelving separated by pilasters.[1] The structure is elaborately decorated.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Historic England. "Bee Shelter approximately 50M east of St Mary the Virgin, Hartpury (Grade II*) (1341879)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b Verey & Brooks 2002, p. 530.
References
- Verey, David; Brooks, Alan (2002) [1970]. Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09733-6.
