23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388869
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388869
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 23 AND 25, HIGH 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:
- 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Boston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 32740 43927
Details
BOSTON
TF3243NE HIGH STREET
716-1/10/37 (West side)
14/02/75 Nos.23 AND 25
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH STREET
No.23)
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH STREET
No.25)
GV II
House and public house, now club. House C18 and public house
C15, altered C19, C20. Timber frame, brick infill and
colourwashed brick, Welsh slate roof.
EXTERIOR: No.25: 2 storeys, 4-bay front with 2 C20 entrance
doors and brick pillars on ground floor. Above is a jettied
1st floor with wall plate, 5 vertical posts and curved end
braces exposed between brick infill. 2 C20 casements. Deep
overhanging eaves on curved brackets. Deep fascia and secret
lead gutter.
To right No.23: 3 storeys, 5-bay front with modillioned eaves
cornice. Ground floor completely rebuilt C20 with 3 fixed
glazing bar lights with segmental heads. To 1st floor a
central C20 casement is flanked by single C19 canted oriel
windows with flat lead roofs. The blockings of earlier windows
can be seen. To 2nd floor 5 C20 glazing bar casements with
brick segmental heads.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: a timber-framed rear wing was demolished in 1979. It
was formerly the Saracens Head, and first mentioned as an Inn
in 1564.
(Harden G: Medieval Boston and its Archaeological
Implications: Sleaford: 1978-; Horton G: A Survey of the Inns
of Boston: Boston: 1988-).
Listing NGR: TF3274043927
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486330
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Harden, G, Medieval Boston and its Archaeological Implications, (1978)
Horton, G, A Survey of the Inns of Boston, (1988)
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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