Building record MLI126672 - Former Infant School, Castle Street, Boston
Summary
Former Infant School on Castle Street, Boston. Currently in use as a scout hut.
Type and Period (1)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD? to 1950 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former infant school. One and a half storey red brick building in English Bond, under a pitched gabled slate roof. Corners and long elevations are buttressed with brick. Small single storey porch to the west, with bullnose brick and ashlar door surround, under a single pitch slate roof. {1}
White's 1872 Trade Directory mentions that Boston East and West Infant Schools were attended by about 320 pupils. It is possible that this is one of those infant schools. {2}
Shown as an infant school on both the 1887 and 1905 OS maps of Boston. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 09/08/2023.
- <2> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.816.
- <3> SLI10020 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1886-1891. 25 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:2500. TF 34 SW.
- <4> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 34 SW.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 32218 44497 (17m by 16m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 9 2023 10:55AM
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