Monument record MLI13432 - HARTLEY'S TOBACCO FACTORY, SILVER STREET
Summary
HARTLEY'S TOBACCO FACTORY, SILVER STREET
Type and Period (2)
- TOBACCO FACTORY (Post Medieval - 1840 AD? to 1860 AD?)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1860 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A long two-storey building beside a yard. Extended from Silver Street to Mitre Lane. House across the yard. Later it became the 'Mason's Arms' public house. The original building was 42 feet by 21 feet. It was later extended to 66 feet. A small coach house and stable are to the north. The house and yard were purchased by George Hartley on 29 November 1834. He erected works to produce pipe tobacco and snuff. The site apparently ceased production before 1861. It became a public house by 1868. The public house closed closed around 1971. The building was demolished in the 1980s. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2307 Index: 1994. INDEX RECORD OF INDUSTRIAL SITES. LI/SLHA/NRW8.
- <2> SLI17424 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Inns on the Edge Project Surveys. Mason's Arms, Boston.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3291 4420 (31m by 11m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 10 2023 10:33AM
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