Building record MLI126265 - Holbeach Reading Rooms

Summary

Originally built as a private school in 1870, and converted to a public reading room in the 1880s. Now in use as a community centre.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval - 1870 AD to 1880 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1880 AD? to 1950 AD?)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Originally built as a private school in 1870, this structure was converted to use as a public reading room in the 1880s. It ws donated to the town in 1901 by its then owner, William Snarey, and is now used as a community centre and meeting room for the Holbeach Civic Society. It is an attractive and distinctive building in the town, being of two storeys and constructed of red brick with blue brick bands, stone dressings, stepped buttresses and steeply pitched slate roofs with Gothic dormers. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Report: Anderson and Glenn. 2009. Holbeach Conservation Area Appraisal. p.85.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 35876 24646 (15m by 15m) Surveyed
Civil Parish HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 3 2023 9:55AM

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