Building record MLI86177 - Light House, Pelhams Land, Holland Fen and Brothertoft
Summary
Light House, Pelhams Land, Holland Fen and Brothertoft
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Lighthouse marked on the 1951 Ordnance Survey map. {1}
There was no actual 'light house' on this site only the original farmhouse that, owing to its windows facing the North Forty Foot Drain, provided guidance to travellers along the drain. Locally the farmhouse was called as the 'Light House'. {2}
Light House Farm (Light House), Holland Fen with Brothertoft. Partially extant 19th century farmstead. Regular courtyard with L-plan range plus detached buildings to the fourth side of the yard. The farmhouse is detached from the main working complex. There has been a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Isolated location. Large modern sheds are located on the site. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3646 Map: GLENN SMITH. 1951. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 25 SW.
- <2> SLI13420 Digital Archive: Heritage Lincolnshire. 2009-2011. Information from the Heritage at Risk project. Survey ID 6503, surveyed 01/03/2012.
- <3> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 7969.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2124 5249 (8m by 7m) |
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Civil Parish | HOLLAND FEN WITH BROTHERTOFT, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2021 11:53AM
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