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Ticket Office and Shop, Tattershall Castle

A Grade I Listed Building in Tattershall, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1018 / 53°6'6"N

Longitude: -0.1921 / 0°11'31"W

OS Eastings: 521140

OS Northings: 357592

OS Grid: TF211575

Mapcode National: GBR HSD.D8J

Mapcode Global: WHHL2.09TF

Plus Code: 9C5X4R25+P5

Entry Name: Ticket Office and Shop, Tattershall Castle

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Last Amended: 23 April 1987

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1287738

English Heritage Legacy ID: 400479

ID on this website: 101287738

Location: Tattershall, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN4

County: Lincolnshire

District: East Lindsey

Civil Parish: Tattershall

Built-Up Area: Coningsby Airfield

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Tattershall Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description


TF 2057-2157 TATTERSHALL SLEAFORD ROAD (south side)

10/70 Ticket office and shop, Tattershall 14.9.66 Castle (formerly listed as Guard House)

G.V. I

Former guard house, now ticket office and shop. c.1440, altered c.1911. Red brick in English bond, with ashlar dressings, plain tiled roof. 2 storey, 2 bay front with plinth and dentillated eaves course. Off-centre 4 centred arched door, a later insertion in C20, shields in the spandrels and moulded surround. Above the door an ashlar plaque with heraldic shield. To left a single fixed leaded light in 4 centred hollow chamfered arched surround. To first floor, above the door, a taller similar light. To the left, a 2 light window with cusped heads to the lights set in moulded rectangular surround with hood. In the gable an ashlar heraldic shield. In the side walls are single 2 light windows to each floor, and to the rear a doorway with 4 centred head, moulded surround, with to left a 2 light window and to right a single light window. To first floor a further 2 light window. All windows have cusped 4 centred arched heads, concave moulded rectangular surrounds and hoods. Interior retains brick fireplace with chamfered basket arched head. The principal floor joists are on curved braces to the wall posts. The king post roof has arched braces from the tie, 2 tiers of collars, collar purlin and common rafters. On the first floor is garderobe chamber and a further brick arched fireplace. The first floor was originally entered by a set of external steps on the north side.

Listing NGR: TF2114057592

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