The Old College (Behind Number 3 Market Place) is a Grade II* listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. A Medieval College, brewery, ruin.

The Old College (Behind Number 3 Market Place)

WRENN ID
hushed-truss-peregrine
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
Country
England
Type
College, brewery, ruin
Period
Medieval
Address
The Old College (Behind Number 3 Market Place), 10 Metres South of Market Place, Tattershall
OS grid reference
TF 212 578
Coordinates
53.10406, -0.18963
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old College, located behind Number 3 Market Place, is a former college that was later converted into a brewery and stores, and is now a ruin that was restored in the 20th century. It was founded by Ralph, Lord Cromwell, around 1440. The building is constructed of red brick in English bond with ashlar dressings and has an irregular three-bay front over two stories. The off-centre 20th-century planked door is set within a 15th-century chamfered ashlar four-centred arched doorway. To the left of this doorway is a blocked opening, and beyond it is a small four-centred arched light. On the first floor, there is a window with moulded ashlar reveals, which has been later converted into a doorway, along with two further openings. The Old College is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is held in guardianship by English Heritage.

Local climate

The Old College (Behind Number 3 Market Place) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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