Monument record MLI124221 - Uptodate Farmhouse and Farmstead, Freiston, Boston
Summary
Uptodate Farmhouse and former farmstead. The existing building dates to 1902.
Type and Period (1)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A partially extant 19th century farmstead with a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings, with the farmhouse detached from the main working complex and in an isolated location {1}.
Two buildings, both with attached outbuildings or lean-tos are shown in the Ordnance Survey map of 1888 {2}, although the wider plot had its boundaries redrawn and one of the original buildings demolished by 1905 at which point the plot is shown as being orchard {3}.
The surviving building on the plot appears to have been built or rebuilt in 1902 with a plaque built into the east-facing wall reading “T W; Uptodate; 1902”. The building takes its name from one of the cultivar of potato grown locally, Mr A. Findlay’s “Up-To-Date” varietal, during the Great Potato Boom c.189X-1904; the proceeds of the Great Potato Boom were used to build the cottage {4}.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage / Historic England. 2015. Greater Lincolnshire Farmsteads Project. 10204.
- <2> SLI10020 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1886-1891. 25 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:2500. TF34SE.
- <3> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-07. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF34SE.
- <4> SLI18603 Bibliographic Reference: Stewart E. Squires, Catherine Wilson. 2011. Growing Better: Lincolnshire and The Potato. pp. 34-35.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3937 4303 (119m by 105m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | FREISTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 16 2024 12:12PM
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