Building record MLI124879 - Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake

Summary

Former level crossing keepers cottage at Spilsby Road, New Leake. Dates from about 1848 and now in use as a private residence.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1848 AD to 1960 AD?)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1960 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A former level crossing keepers cottage at Spilsby Road. 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 constructed of red brick, now largely whitewashed, with pitched slate roofs with wide overhangs. The building is still extant and is now in use as a private residence. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson (ed.). 1978. 'Industrial Archaeology Notes, 1977' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, pp.61-3.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. pp.37-8.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 39955 56010 (11m by 8m) Surveyed
Civil Parish NEW LEAKE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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