PURRIL'S ALMSHOUSES
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360481
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Aug-1987
- Statutory Address:
- PURRIL'S ALMSHOUSES, MAIN ROAD
Map
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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.
End of official listing
