Building record MLI126736 - The Admiral Nelson public house, Benington

Summary

A 19th century public house.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1807 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The Admiral Nelson, also previously known as Nelson Inn, is a public house which is mentioned as early as 1807 in an auction notice in the Stamford Mercury. {1} The two-storey building is constructed of rendered brick with a pitched pantile roof which has stepped gable stacks on either end. The ground floor has a central doorway with moulded surround and an architrave abovel; it is flanked by a bar sash window to either side, with wooden louvered shutters. The first floor has three two-over-two sash windows with segmental head and plain sills. There is a western two-storey wing to the rear of the main part of the building, this wing is constructed of red brick with a pitched pantile roof, central stepped stack and south facing solar panels. There is also a small single storey extension to the south of the main building which faces the street. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Article in Serial: Stamford Mercury. 1807. 'Leverton, Near Boston. To be Sold by Auction, by Mr. Lumby' in Stamford Mercury. p. 3.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Inns on the Edge Project Surveys. Benington, The Admiral Nelson.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 39712 46638 (18m by 20m) Surveyed
Civil Parish BENINGTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 24 2023 10:48AM

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