Purril's Almshouses
PURRIL'S ALMSHOUSES, MAIN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360481
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Purril's Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- PURRIL'S ALMSHOUSES, MAIN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360481
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Purril's Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- PURRIL'S ALMSHOUSES, MAIN ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PURRIL'S ALMSHOUSES, MAIN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Boston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Benington
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 39738 46566
Details
TF 34 NE BENINGTON MAIN ROAD (west side)
8/5 Purril's Almshouses (formerly listed as 19.11.51 Almshouses by Churchyard)
G.V. II
5 almshouses. C15, rebuilt 1728, altered C20. Red brick in Flemish bond, ashlar quoins and dressings, front range with concrete pantile roof and brick coped partly tumbled gables, rear range with shallow slate roof. 11 bay, single storey front range having brick dentillated eaves, with 2 C20 doors and 9 C20 glazing bar sashes, all with segmental brick heads. Beneath the eaves an ashlar plaque records the rebuilding in 1728 by the Charity of Mr. Wm Porril. The side of the rear range has 4 two light sliding sashes to ground floor and 3 similar windows to first floor, all with brick segmental heads. In the side are 2 sections of C15 ashlar frieze of blank shields and cusped tracery. The school and bedehouses were bequeathed by Mr. William Purrill in his will dated 31st July 1725. Source: Thompson, History of Boston.
Listing NGR: TF3973846566
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 191919
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Thompson, , History of Boston, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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