Monument record MLI126726 - Windmill Inn, Old Leake

Summary

A 19th century inn which was converted into a dwelling in the second half of the 20th century.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1848 AD? to 1956 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A 19th century inn which has undergone some modifications since its construction and was converted into a dwelling in the second half of the 20th century. Tha main range of the building has a rectangular plan with a single storey and a garret with two gabled dormer windows. The pitched pantile roof has a central ridge chimney stack. On the ground floor there is a central doorway flanked by two windows. There are two single storey ranges to the north and south of the main range. {1} The inn was in operation by 1848 and closed at some point after 1956, after which it was converted into a dwelling. {2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Inns on the Edge Project Surveys. Old Leake, Windmill Inn.
  •  Article in Serial: Stamford Mercury. 1848. 'Wrangle and Leake, Lincolnshire. To be Sold by Auction' in Stamford Mercury. 15/12/1848, p. 2.
  •  Article in Serial: Louth Standard. 'Preliminary Notice. With Vacat Possession. Old Leake' in Louth Standard. p. 2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 39716 52572 (13m by 23m) Surveyed
Civil Parish BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 24 2023 8:23AM

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