The Beehive

The Beehive is a house that includes an attached structure known as Beehive Cottage. The fireplace is dated 1692, and there is an early 18th-century addition at the northeast end. The building is constructed of random rubble limestone with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof. It is two stories high with an attic.

The southwest end, which faces the road, features a gable end with two windows, both of which are two-light ovolo moulded mullioned windows on the ground and upper floors, each with a flat hoodmould and leaded casement. There is a single two-light window in the attic. The cellar plinth has two smaller two-light chamfered mullioned casements.

On the southeast side, there are three gables, with the right one obscured by the addition of Beehive Cottage. The left gable has a projecting chimney stack with two linked diagonal-set shafts that have a moulded cap. Below the central gable, there are two-light chamfered mullioned casements with hoods.

The northwest side also has three gables, with the left being the early 18th-century addition. The ground floor fenestration has been altered, but there is a two-light chamfered mullioned casement on the upper floor and an oval attic window. The right gables have single-window fenestration, all of which are two-light. There is a two-storey flat-roofed addition that projects forward between the two right gables. A 20th-century addition at the northeast end is not of special interest.

Inside, there are many original fittings, including a folding front door and other contemporary panelled doors. The moulded stone fireplace features a date shield, and there are ogee stops to the beam chamfers. The roof structure has an extended collar. The building may incorporate part of an earlier structure, which is said to have been a Tudor hunting lodge, although there is little architectural evidence to support this claim.