West Skirbeck House
WEST SKIRBECK HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388923
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- West Skirbeck House
- Statutory Address:
- WEST SKIRBECK HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388923
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- West Skirbeck House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST SKIRBECK HOUSE, LONDON 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:
- WEST SKIRBECK HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Boston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 31869 42348
Details
BOSTON
TF34SW LONDON ROAD
716-1/2/90 (West side)
14/02/75 West Skirbeck House
GV II
Small country house now flats. Early C19 with C20 alterations.
Rendered, hipped slate roof with lead dressings. 3 wall stacks
in buff brick.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey, 5-bay front arranged 1:3:1, divided by
wide full height pilasters, to ends also. 1st floor band,
moulded cornice and parapet. The east front has tall French
window to the ground floor and a stone balustraded terrace to
the centre 3 bays. The south front has doorway with segmental
head, with fanlight and side lights, reeded divisions and
soffit. First floor windows are C20 casements.
INTERIOR: elliptical stair arch with reset stick baluster
stair. 8 panel doors with added overdoors. Arts and Crafts
fire surround, frieze and tiles to sitting room. Late Georgian
fittings have been brought in as architectural salvage items.
HISTORY: William Garfit, MP for Boston from 1895 to 1906,
bought the house in 1872.
(Cartwright A: Boston. A Railway Town: Boston: 1987-: 217; ).
Listing NGR: TF3186942348
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486384
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cartwright, A, Boston. A Railway Town, (1987), 217
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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