Building record MLI82725 - Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Tattershall Road, Boston
Summary
Former level crossing keepers cottage at Tattershall Road, Boston. Dates from 1849 and now in use as a private residence.
Type and Period (2)
- CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGE (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1849 AD to 1960 AD?)
- HOUSE (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1960 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A former level crossing keepers cottage at Tattershall Road. The crossing was on part of the Great Northern Railway's, East Lincolnshire Railway line, this part of which opened in October 1848. The cottage is said to have been built after an unfortunate accident occurred on the line here, when the crossing keeper and his dog were killed. The keeper had previously taken shelter in a temporary hut on the site, that had been fashioned out of railway sleepers. This hut caught fire on January 29th 1849, killing the occupants. The cottage was built to a standardised design that appeared on all the manned crossings of the Boston to Firsby stretch of the ELR. The basic design was L-shaped, with the long arm of the L running parallel to the railway. The cottage is of two storeys, and was built of red brick with pitched tile roofs. The building is still extant, and is now in use as a private residence. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2304 Index: Lincoln Local History Society. 1964-66. LLHS Industrial Archaeology Report Cards. LI/SLHA/NRW72.
- <2> SLI7557 Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson (ed.). 1978. 'Industrial Archaeology Notes, 1977' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, pp.61-3.
- <3> SLI15743 Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. pp.37-8.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 32139 44984 (13m by 11m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2023 3:19PM
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