Church of the Holy Trinity
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, SPILSBY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389023
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, SPILSBY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389023
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, SPILSBY 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:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, SPILSBY 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 33350 44775
Details
BOSTON
TF3344NW SPILSBY ROAD
716-1/5/190 (North side)
14/02/75 Church of the Holy Trinity
II
Parish church. 1846-8 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1988
addition by John Webster of Leeds. Limestone ashlar with
Westmorland slate roof, western lobby addition in artificial
stone.
STYLE: Decorated Gothic.
PLAN: nave with clerestorey, aisles, transepts, south-west
porch. At the west end a 1988 flat-roofed extension with
parapet, links to C20 church hall.
EXTERIOR: above the west window of 4 lights with reticulated
tracery and glabed bellcote and angel corbels. Western
extension of 1920s choir vestry, now part of lobby entrance,
with chamfered plinth and moulded parapet. A pair of 3-light
windows with trefoiled ogee heads. The aisles have plinth,
parapet, stepped buttresses and three 2-light ogee-headed
windows.
The transepts have offset buttresses, cross fleury to gables
and 4-light pointed window with flowing tracery. The gabled
north vestry has a traceried 2-light pointed window and
ogee-headed doorway.
In the east gable, and north side of the chancel 2-light
flowing traceried windows. 5-light flowing traceried window to
east end of nave. Angled buttresses with griffins head.
Nave clerestorey with 4 circular lights with trefoils or
quatrefoils. Slightly later gabled south porch, with double
chamfered door and hood, with side lights.
INTERIOR: 4-bay nave arcade with octagonal piers and capitals
with ball flower motif and stiff leaf carving. Double
chamfered pointed arches. Responds at each end with half
octagonal corbels. Crown post roof with braces to tie beams on
carved stone corbels. At each end of aisle an arch into a
short transept, and nave arch into transept. Tall moulded
pointed tower arch with decorated capitals and angel
supporters to corbels.
FITTINGS: include an octagonal C19 carved font, stone pulpit
with panelled traceried sides. Contemporary carved altar rail
and reredos.
Listing NGR: TF3335044775
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486485
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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