kazmcc
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2010
- Messages
- 3,147
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Longsight, Manchester, UK
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- None, although I have my eye on one ( Just don't tell Dusty ;) )
I have always known Manchester had a special relationship with bees, but never really looked into it, until now. Here is a little of what I've found out so far.
The floor of the Great Hall Entrance, in Machester Town Hall, has mosaics of bees laid into the floor. You can take a virtual look at the entrance here Man Town Hall, Great Hall Entrance, virtual tour search down to the floor and have a look at the many honeybees laid into it.
This is taken from the wikipedia page from Manchester Town Hall Decorating the floor of the entrance hall is a mosaic depicting the bee, the symbol of Manchester's being a hive of industry during the 19th century. The bee is also carved into many of the pillars and walls about the building.
The Manchester coat of arms also has bees in it, you can see a globe at the top, with the bees inside here, Manchester Coat of Arms
Lots for me to read, thought I'd share this with you.
The floor of the Great Hall Entrance, in Machester Town Hall, has mosaics of bees laid into the floor. You can take a virtual look at the entrance here Man Town Hall, Great Hall Entrance, virtual tour search down to the floor and have a look at the many honeybees laid into it.
This is taken from the wikipedia page from Manchester Town Hall Decorating the floor of the entrance hall is a mosaic depicting the bee, the symbol of Manchester's being a hive of industry during the 19th century. The bee is also carved into many of the pillars and walls about the building.
The Manchester coat of arms also has bees in it, you can see a globe at the top, with the bees inside here, Manchester Coat of Arms
Lots for me to read, thought I'd share this with you.