Building record MLI124858 - Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Red Cap Lane, Fishtoft
Summary
Former level crossing keepers cottage at Red Cap Lane, Fishtoft. Dates from about 1848 and now in use as a private residence.
Type and Period (2)
- CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGE (Post Medieval - 1848 AD to 1860 AD?)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A former level crossing keepers cottage at Red Cap Lane. The crossing was on part of the Great Northern Railway's, East Lincolnshire Railway line, this part of which opened in October 1848. The cottage was built to a standardised design that appeared on all the manned crossings of the Boston to Firsby stretch of the ELR. The basic design was L-shaped, with the long arm of the L running parallel to the railway. The cottage is of two storeys, and was built of red brick with pitched slate roofs. The building is still extant, although has had a number of modern extensions added, and is now in use as a private residence. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI7557 Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson (ed.). 1978. 'Industrial Archaeology Notes, 1977' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, pp.61-3.
- <2> SLI15743 Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. pp.37-8.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 32439 45682 (12m by 9m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | FISHTOFT, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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