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Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom

A Grade II Listed Building in Boston, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9734 / 52°58'24"N

Longitude: -0.0243 / 0°1'27"W

OS Eastings: 532763

OS Northings: 343613

OS Grid: TF327436

Mapcode National: GBR JWH.LNV

Mapcode Global: WHHLQ.LJMB

Plus Code: 9C4XXXFG+97

Entry Name: Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom

Listing Date: 27 May 1949

Last Amended: 15 November 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1388899

English Heritage Legacy ID: 486360

ID on this website: 101388899

Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21

County: Lincolnshire

District: Boston

Electoral Ward/Division: Skirbeck

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Boston

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Boston St Botolph

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description



BOSTON

TF3243NE HIGH STREET
716-1/10/66 (East side)
27/05/49 Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH STREET
(East side)
High Street General Baptist Church.)

GV II

Baptist chapel and schoolroom. 1837 with alterations of 1841
and 1853 and added schoolroom of 1864. Gault brick, painted
ashlar dressings, red brick rear and schoolroom, Welsh slate
roofs. Dogtooth cornice to plain parapet, small stone plinth.
Gothick style.
EXTERIOR: 2 storey, 5-bay symmetrical front, each bay defined
by stepped buttresses with plain pinnacles. The centre 3 bays
are under one large gable, with the gabled centre broken
forward slightly. The flanking bays are lower and individually
gabled. Centre 3-light glazing bar window with dripmould,
above a tall 3-light window with pointed head and intersecting
tracery, sill band and dripmould. In the gable a small arched
opening and datestone of 1837. To either side projecting small
gabled porches with panelled double doors in arched opening
with dripmould.
The flanking wings have a pair of pointed doorways with an
arch over. Above, each of the 4 outer bays has a 2-light
arched Gothick window with glazing bars and dripmould.
The returns are in red brick, of 3 bays with full height
pilasters. To ground floor are 3 glazing bar casements with
segmental heads and above are 3 similar windows but with
Gothick lights and arches.
The rear sunday schoolroom is 2 storeys, in red brick, with
3-light casements.
INTERIOR: gallery round all 4 sides on slender cast-iron
piers, with panelled sides and raked seats. The preacher's
stall is on a platform, with decorative cast-iron balusters,
wreathed handrail and decorative turned newels.


Listing NGR: TF3276343613

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