The Crescent
THE CRESCENT, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147919
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Crescent
- Statutory Address:
- THE CRESCENT, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147919
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Crescent
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CRESCENT, MAIN STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE CRESCENT, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Carrington and New Bolingbroke
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 30844 58019
Details
TF 35 NW CARRINGTON MAIN STREET New Bolingbroke (east side)
4/9 The Crescent
G.V. II
Curved crescent of shops and houses, now 6 houses. 1823. For John Parkinson, C20 alterations. Red brick. Hipped slate roofs, pantiles to the left 2 bays. Single lateral red brick stacks to the central block and the outer 6 bay wings. Two and a half storeys, 6 bay centre flanked by 2 storey, 6 bay wings slightly set back. Further single storey, 2 bay wing to the far right and 2 storey 2 bay wing to the far left. Central 6 bays with overhanging eaves and first and second floor raised brick and dentil bands. The 2 storey wing to the right with moulded eaves and raised brick and dentil first floor band. Central wing has 2 large shop windows flanked by moulded pilaster strips with single brackets and entablature over. Each window with 9 panes, the brick work under being bowed. Either side are single doorways with panelled doors and overlights flanked by single moulded pilaster strips with brackets and entablature over. Further left and right are single glazing bar sashes. Above are 6 similar sashes with 6 similar smaller sashes on the top floor, all with cambered arched flush wedge painted brick lintels. The right wing has from left to right a single similar glazing bar sash with cambered arched flush wedge brick lintel, a doorway with panelled door, overlight and similar surround, a similar C20 shop window, a single sash, a doorway with glazed door and similar surround and a single glazing bar sash with similar lintel. Above are 6 similar sashes and lintels. The 2 bays on the far right have a stepped parapet with similar band. Single similar sash and lintel with, to the right, a blocked doorway with similar lintel. The left 2 storey wing has from right to left an enlarged doorway with glazed door and similar surround, 2 garage doorways with similar surrounds, a single glazing bar sash with flush wedge brick lintel, a doorway with panelled door, overlight and similar surround, a single glazing bar sash with flush wedge lintel. Above are 6 similar glazing bar sashes with flush wedge brick lintels. The projecting 2 bay wing on the far left, being curved to the single right bay, has 2 C20 cross casements on each floor. The ground floor left being in former doorway with plaque over inscribed 'P 1823'. The crescent was built to house the workers who were employed by John Parkinson in his factory for weaving crepes and bombazines. Parkinson is said to have obtained permission soon after 1816 to lease from the Crown a tract of fenland situated between Revesby and Boston.
Listing NGR: TF3084458019
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 196222
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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