Description

BOSTON

TF3243NE HIGH STREET
716-1/10/42 (West side)
10/12/87 No.35

GV II

Medieval hall, now shop. Early C15, altered C18, C19, and C20.
Timber frame with early C18 brick infill, rendered front with
parapet, Pantile roof, reduced gable stack.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey front range, 2-storey rear range. To front
wall a central half-glazed door is flanked by facetted shop
windows with a passageway opening to right, all under
continuous fascia. To 1st floor 2 C20 casements, 2nd floor 2
C19 plain sashes.
The rear range is of 5 main timber-framed bays with tall oak
posts, rails, square-framed panels and curved braces.
Lime-washed brick infill and modern fenestration, although
some original square openings have been revealed in the south
wall. C19 timber box gutter.
INTERIOR: the front range has timber-framed side walls with
exposed vertical posts at 1st floor level and contemporary 2nd
floor joists. In the back wall is the lower part of a crown
post roof with a cut-back collar purlin. A further crown post
survives within the later roof. The original tie beams and
jowled main posts are also retained.

Listing NGR: TF3272843885

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26668326

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy