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| HER Number: | MDV64096 |
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| Name: | Bee boles at Spence Combe Farm, Crediton |
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Summary
Long plastered cob and rubble walls with thatched roofs extend from the farmhouse down either side of the garden. That on the left (west) side has two bee boles.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 793 016 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton Hamlets |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- International Bee Research Association: 1063
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SE/25/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEE BOLE (XVI to XIX - 1501 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B., 1995, Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon, 118 (Article in Serial). SDV2631.
Bee boles recorded at Spence Combe. International Bee Research Association No. 1063.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1170322 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Spence Combe Farmhouse including adjoining cob garden walls to south.
Farmhouse. Mid-C16, modernised and extended in late C17 and again circa 1880.
From each end of frontage long plastered cob walls on rubble footings with pitched thatched roofs extend southwards on either side of garden. The left (west) wall includes a small gazebo against the house, 2 bee boles and a series of cob buttresses on the unplastered rear side.
See listing description for full details of house.
Date first listed: 26th August 1965
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2631 | Article in Serial: Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B.. 1995. Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 127. A5 Paperback. 118. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1170322. [Mapped feature: #41239 Map object approximate., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16199 | Related to: Spence Combe Farmhouse, Crediton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2022 9:45AM |
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