Building record MLI126570 - The Hessle Pear, Boston

Summary

Site of a demolished 19th century farmhouse and public house.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1900 AD? to 1920 AD?)
  • (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1920 AD? to 1990 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The early 20th century farmhouse at Hessle House farm (MLI121300) was converted into a public house, also named Hessle House, following the construction of social housing nearby at the end of the First World War. Early 20th century building with later alterations, since demolished. Constructed of red brick with later quoining, with a 2 storey, 3 bay front, under a hipped tile roof, with 4 brick stacks at each hip end. The ground floor had a central doorway with overlight, flanked either side by bay windows dressed with ashlar stone. On the first floor were 2 non-bar windows with splayed lintels and a central window (later blocked). Renamed the Hessle Pear in the 1960s or 1970s. It was demolished circa 1990s. A row of modern houses now occupy this site. {2}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Inns on the Edge Project Surveys. The Hessle Pear, Boston.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 31635 44530 (24m by 15m) Surveyed
Civil Parish BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 6 2023 8:46AM

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