Bee House At Hall Place, About 180 Metres North West Of Main House

The bee house at Hall Place, located about 180 metres northwest of the main house, dates from the late 19th century and was restored in 1976. It features a timber frame with diagonal boarded walls and trellis work at the top and bottom. The roof is made of lead and is swept up to a finial. The building has an octagonal plan and is one storey high, resting on a brick plinth with a stone base supporting fluted engaged angle columns. The eaves are bracketed, and there are casement windows with glazing bars on each side, alternately fitted with 4-panelled opening shutters. Each window has a covered ledge at the base for bee entry. The south side has a partly glazed entry door with glazing bars. Inside, there is a pebble floor with stone insets arranged in a radiating pattern, a central circular wooden column, a circular slatted bench, and radiating arched braces supporting the rafters. There are seven hive stands around the circumference, with a ledge at window-head height.