NHER 69153 (Structure record) - Potentially 18th-century boundary wall containing bee boles

This south-facing brick, flint and chalk boundary wall is thought to date to the 18th century and was originally in the grounds of the Prince of Wales public house (NHER 43987). It contains a row of six bee boles - shallow recesses designed to house straw hives known as skeps. These structures are among the small number of Norfolk examples recorded in the 'Bee Boles Register' (S1), which notes that by 2013 "…only one base remains" and that the "…ground level may originally have been lower (like [the] adjoining stable block)…". It is one of only five Norfolk sites added to the Register between 1952 and 1999 - see published article (S2) for full list.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2025.