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Latitude: 53.2108 / 53°12'38"N
Longitude: -0.1141 / 0°6'50"W
OS Eastings: 526043
OS Northings: 369848
OS Grid: TF260698
Mapcode National: GBR JSG.MZC
Mapcode Global: WHHKJ.6KYF
Plus Code: 9C5X6V6P+89
Entry Name: The Old Court House
Listing Date: 25 March 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1251572
English Heritage Legacy ID: 434285
ID on this website: 101251572
Location: Horncastle, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN9
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Civil Parish: Horncastle
Built-Up Area: Horncastle
Traditional County: Lincolnshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire
Church of England Parish: Horncastle Group
Church of England Diocese: Lincoln
Tagged with: House
TF 2669 HORNCASTLE LOUTH ROAD
(west side)
7/49 The Old Court House
G.V. II
Courthouse now job centre. 1865. Stock brick with limestone
ashlar dressings. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves and
large, ashlar, scrolled brackets, and 4 hip stacks. Two and a
half storey, 3 bay front flanked by single, 2 storey bays with
semi-circular south-west and south-east corners. Ground floor
with rusticated brick bands and first floor ashlar band with
brick dentillation. Central 3 bays project slightly and are
defined by ashlar quoins, those on the ground floor with tooled
decoration. 3 central plain sashes with margin lights, segmental
heads, rusticated brick heads and raised ashlar keystones. A
similar window in the single bay to left; in the right hand bay,
a single, slit, fixed light. Doorway beyond, situated on semi-
circular corner, with flanking, freestanding Doric columns with
entablatures, moulded ashlar doorcase with segmental brick
rusticated head above, and raised ashlar keystone, overlight and
double panelled door. First floor with 3 central plain sashes
with margin lights, semi-circular heads, eared and shouldered
ashlar architraves rising round head to raised keystone. Single
plain sash with margin lights, to left and right, both with
segmental heads, and eared and shouldered ashlar architraves.
Beneath the window on the south-east corner, and above the
doorway is a large stone royal coat of arms supported by a
rampant lion and unicorn. Above central 3 bays are 3 squat 3
light casements set in between the moulded scrolled brackets
supporting eaves.
Listing NGR: TF2604369848
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