Monument record MLI83373 - Haven House (site of), Boston
Summary
Haven House which was within the grounds of the current Boston Grammar School.
Type and Period (6)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1675 AD? to 1979 AD)
- FLOOR (Post Medieval - 1675 AD? to 1800 AD?)
- WASH HOUSE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1675 AD? to 1979 AD)
- HEARTH (Post Medieval - 1675 AD? to 1800 AD?)
- YARD (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1675 AD? to 1979 AD?)
- CISTERN (Post Medieval - 1675 AD? to 1850 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 13634
In 1979 Haven House, a grade II listed building was demolished. The building dated to the late seventeenth century and stood in the grounds of Boston Grammar School. Haven house was a three storied six bayed rectangular brick building. It was noted that the building had undergone much change since the seventeenth century. The original bricks had been rendered and Victorian windows had been inserted. A Roman Doric style door case was also added. Internally a large chimney stack nearly 3 feet square divided the house into two. The roof was constructed of oak and pine and was originally pantiled. For the full description and the legal address of this formerly listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2}
Excavations revealed further information about Haven House. The foundations were constructed of one or two courses of unbonded limestone pieces. Some of the stone was worked and probably originated from large high status 13th-14th century buildings. A layer of tiles were laid across the limestone foundations probably to act as a damp membrane for the building. The lower courses of the bricks were laid in a decorative herringbone pattern. The flooring was originally made from lime mortar. A pit was found within the building, it has been interpreted as a cess pit, but its position makes this interpretation unlikely. Shortly after the construction a small outbuilding was attached to the eastern gable end. It was originally constructed of timber but was later rebuilt in handmade bricks. This small outbuilding contained a hearth, and a great deal of coal dust and it is thought to have been used as a washroom. Haven House is known to have undergone a number of alterations in its life time, and this is further supported by the evaluation findings. A series of five walls were constructed over the original lime mortar floor, these are thought to have been built in the mid too late 19th century or possibly early 20th century, and were built to support a raised wooded floor. Further walls were added by the chimney to support a staircase. A large extension was added in the late 18th - early 19th century to the eastern end, of which approximately half was excavated. The extension consisted of two rooms. Red and white floor tiles were found in one room, and black and white floor tiles in the other, the tiles dating to the second half of the 19th century are not original to the extension. Outside Haven House a cobbled surface was laid approximately the same time the house was built. A surface water drain ran through the cobbles to a soft water cistern of the same date which was constructed of handmade bricks. This was one of a series of soft water cisterns that were found on the site. In the late 18th -early 19th century the cobbled yard was extended to its full boundary. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI8254 Index: Department of the Environment. 1975. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. (4/150); 53.240.
- <2> SLI8255 Article in Serial: South Lincolnshire Archaeology. 1980. South Lincolnshire Archaeology:4. P6-8.
- <3> SLI8252 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Boston Grammar School. BGSA00.
- <4> SLI8253 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Boston Grammar School. LCNCC:2000.158.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 32895 43697 (14m by 14m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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