West Skirbeck House is a Grade II listed building in the Boston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1975. House. 3 related planning applications.
West Skirbeck House
- WRENN ID
- graven-plinth-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Boston
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1975
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BOSTON
TF34SW LONDON ROAD 716-1/2/90 (West side) 14/02/75 West Skirbeck House
GV II
Small country house now flats. Early C19 with C20 alterations. Rendered, hipped slate roof with lead dressings. 3 wall stacks in buff brick. EXTERIOR: 2-storey, 5-bay front arranged 1:3:1, divided by wide full height pilasters, to ends also. 1st floor band, moulded cornice and parapet. The east front has tall French window to the ground floor and a stone balustraded terrace to the centre 3 bays. The south front has doorway with segmental head, with fanlight and side lights, reeded divisions and soffit. First floor windows are C20 casements. INTERIOR: elliptical stair arch with reset stick baluster stair. 8 panel doors with added overdoors. Arts and Crafts fire surround, frieze and tiles to sitting room. Late Georgian fittings have been brought in as architectural salvage items. HISTORY: William Garfit, MP for Boston from 1895 to 1906, bought the house in 1872. (Cartwright A: Boston. A Railway Town: Boston: 1987-: 217; ).
Listing NGR: TF3186942348
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