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14/09/2020

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐝 - 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝟔 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 (𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐫)

Dating from 1827, School House has a doorcase with an open pediment and Doric columns. Gault brick front with red brick at the sides and Westmorland slate roof. Note the three-crown Boston shield above the central top window.

13/09/2020

𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞

If you take Common Road out of Wrangle and turn left when you come to Wrangle Bank, a little way along on the left you can see the remains of an 11th century motte and bailey castle. Substantial earthworks remain of the castle, which was the centre of a manorial estate belonging to Waltham Abbey in Essex. The remains can be seen from the road, but the field is private property.

12/09/2020

𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐩 - 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞

𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒑 (𝑺𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒑𝒉’𝒔) 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒚.

This empty niche would once have held the image of a saint venerated by the guilds that once occupied the building. The arch you can see at the foot of the buttress once gave external access to the chapel of the Guild of Corpus Christi. Approximately 19 guilds were based at the Stump - some had chapels, some had altars, some just had candles as the focus of their veneration.

11/09/2020

𝐍𝐞𝐨-𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐝

Subtle and understated, but has many of the details that make a Georgian town house - sash windows, doorcases, the edge of the roof hidden by a parapet. Is this a pastiche Georgian building? Or a real Georgian building that happens to have been built in the twenty-first century?

Interesting article on pastiche: https://ftanda.co.uk/thoughts/glad-to-be-pastiche/

10/09/2020

𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

There were nine straw hat makers in Boston in 1826:

Jane Ealand in the Market Place
William Grace in Church Lane
Maria Jones in Witham Street
Sophia Meeds in Bridge Street
Elizabeth Peck in George Street
Elizabeth Pooles in Strait Bargate
Reynolds & Farrand in the High Street
Wilson & Dickinson in the High Street
Elizabeth Wing in Petticoat Lane

09/09/2020

𝐅𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 - 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐛𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥

Usually described as "the housekeeper" at Fydell House during the Second World War, Phoebe Rennell is a much more interesting and talented character than that banal title conveys. Born in 1882 in Clapham, London she attended Clapham School of Art, and later worked as a calligrapher, illuminator and illustrator in the Arts & Crafts tradition (perhaps her most famous series of illustrations were for an edition of Tennyson's Lady of Shallot). She was in Fydell House during the air raid that set fire to the house and wrecked the attic flat, destroying almost all her possessions.

Her illustrations are wonderful, combining an intense sense of feeling with an inspired mastery of line and colour.

The illustration below sold at auction recently for £200, so similar works may be within the budget of the Preservation Trust when we commence refurnishing the house.

08/09/2020

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐤, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟖 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧

Pevsner mentions this 17th century building has Fen Artisan Mannerist details on the main facade (which faces away from the road).

The house can be seen from the road, but is a private residence, so please respect the privacy of the owners.

07/09/2020

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 - 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 (𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐫)

Instead of Pevsner's usual meticulous item by item treatment, when it came to Pen Street he just gives an endorsement of the "early 19th century pairs". Perhaps the Pevsner researchers were overwhelmed by the number of Georgian houses in Boston (more than any other town of its size in the country). This pair are modest in scale, restrained in detail, and yet beautifully symmetrical and balanced.

06/09/2020

𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞

Formerly a small coastal resort, Freiston Shore had two hotels, one of which was the Marine Hotel. Built in the late eighteenth century, the hotel closed in 1967. The ruin is Grade 2 listed - more information: http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Freiston/section.asp?catId=14870

05/09/2020

𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐩 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡

Two-storeyed, the south porch is decorated below, Perpendicular above. Note the empty niches, which would have contained figures of saints. The chamber above the porch houses the Parish Library which has been in the chamber for several hundred years.

03/09/2020

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 - 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞

Pevsner himself did not come to Boston he sent researchers and edited their submissions. National Terrace leads off Pump Square. Note the bricked up windows - the Window Tax was in force until 1851, so presumably this charming terrace was constructed before that date.

03/09/2020

As the Boston marathon is cancelled. However, Fydell House will be open on Sunday 13th and on Weds 16th, Thurs 17th, Fri 18th, Sat 19th and Sun 20th for tours and refreshments including light lunches from 10 - 2.30 as part of the Heritage Open Days.

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