Bee House Facing East Approximately 35 Metres to North of Crosthwaite House is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1989. Bee house.
Bee House Facing East Approximately 35 Metres to North of Crosthwaite House
- WRENN ID
- muted-parapet-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1989
- Type
- Bee house
- OS grid reference
- SD 447 911
- Coordinates
- 54.31325, -2.85064
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bee house, located approximately 35 metres north of Crosthwaite House, is likely from the 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a slate roof. This small gabled structure has an open east side and was used for housing bee hives. It is considered a rare example of its kind.
Local climate
Bee House Facing East Approximately 35 Metres to North of Crosthwaite House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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