Monument record MLI124882 - Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Bell Water Drain Bank, Thorpe St Peter
Summary
Former level crossing keepers cottage at Bell Water Drain Bank, Thorpe St Peter. Constructed in about 1848 but demolished towards the end of the 20th century.
Type and Period (1)
- CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1848 AD to 1975 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A former level crossing keepers cottage at Bell Water Drain Bank. 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 was of two storeys, and was constructed of red brick, with pitched slate roofs. The building was depicted on historic Ordnance Survey mapping until the early 1970s, but has since been demolished. {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.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 4227 5915 (11m by 13m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | THORPE ST PETER, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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