Listed Building: WEST SKIRBECK HOUSE (1388923)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Department of the Environment |
| Date assigned | 14 February 1975 |
| Date last amended |
Description
BOSTON TF34SW LONDON ROAD 716-1/2/90 (West side) 14/02/75 West Skirbeck House GV II Small country house now flats. Early C19 with C20 alterations. Rendered, hipped slate roof with lead dressings. 3 wall stacks in buff brick. EXTERIOR: 2-storey, 5-bay front arranged 1:3:1, divided by wide full height pilasters, to ends also. 1st floor band, moulded cornice and parapet. The east front has tall French window to the ground floor and a stone balustraded terrace to the centre 3 bays. The south front has doorway with segmental head, with fanlight and side lights, reeded divisions and soffit. First floor windows are C20 casements. INTERIOR: elliptical stair arch with reset stick baluster stair. 8 panel doors with added overdoors. Arts and Crafts fire surround, frieze and tiles to sitting room. Late Georgian fittings have been brought in as architectural salvage items. HISTORY: William Garfit, MP for Boston from 1895 to 1906, bought the house in 1872. (Cartwright A: Boston. A Railway Town: Boston: 1987-: 217; ). Listing NGR: TF3186942348
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (Link to The National Heritage List for England)
Sources (1)
- SLI5613 Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/90.
Location
| Grid reference | TF 31869 42348 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TF34SW |
| District | BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Apr 27 2009 4:23PM
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