ANTON'S GOWT LOCK

ANTON'S GOWT LOCK, ANTON'S GOWT

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1062085
Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:: ANTON'S GOWT LOCK
Statutory Address:: ANTON'S GOWT LOCK, ANTON'S GOWT

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Date:: 1999-08-15
Reference:: IOE01/00517/09
Rights:: © Mr John Scarbro. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1062085
Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:: ANTON'S GOWT LOCK
Statutory Address 1:: ANTON'S GOWT LOCK, ANTON'S GOWT

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: ANTON'S GOWT LOCK, ANTON'S GOWT

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Lincolnshire
District:: Boston (District Authority)
Parish:: Fishtoft
County:: Lincolnshire
District:: East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:: Langriville
National Grid Reference:: TF3002247453

Details

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/11/2018

TF 34 NW; 7/22

FISHTOFT, LANGRIVILLE, ANTON'S GOWT, Anton's Gowt Lock

II

Pound-lock on the Fen drains. 1802-12 by John Rennie. Altered 1848 when GNR Lincolnshire loop line was constructed. Ashlar, some wood and iron. Lock with two gates, battered pecked gritstone ashlar side walls having wide curved gate rebates. Two sets of massive wood and iron lock gates. The southernmost being set higher, and the top of the chamber with steps. At the north end are the gritstone ashlar abutments, the sides with sunk panels, for the GNR railway bridge, removed after the closure of the line. The lock gives access to the navigable drains on East, West and Wildmore fens. The area was drained and enclosed by the engineer John Rennie from 1802-1812.

East Lindsey District Council, Ref. item 10/25; Boston Borough Council, Ref. item 7/22

This asset was previously listed twice. The duplicate record (List entry number 1359726) was removed from the List on 6 November 2018. The remaining record (List entry number 1062085) falls within the parishes of both Langriville and Fishtoft.

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Legacy System number:: 191936
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Wright, N R, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Lincolnshire

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.