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Slippery Gowt Sluice

A Grade II Listed Building in Wyberton, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9532 / 52°57'11"N

Longitude: -0.005 / 0°0'17"W

OS Eastings: 534123

OS Northings: 341397

OS Grid: TF341413

Mapcode National: GBR JWP.ZGM

Mapcode Global: WHHLX.W1SB

Plus Code: 9C4XXX3W+72

Entry Name: Slippery Gowt Sluice

Listing Date: 14 July 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1380557

English Heritage Legacy ID: 480797

ID on this website: 101380557

Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21

County: Lincolnshire

District: Boston

Civil Parish: Wyberton

Built-Up Area: Boston

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Wyberton St Leodegar

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description


TF 34 SW
1513/11/10007
14-JUL-00

WYBERTON
SLIPPERY GOWT LANE
(South,off)
Slippery Gowt Sluice

II

Drainage sluice. 1733 built for the Court of Sewers. Red brick with ashlar dressings.
Brick round arched tunnel 38 foot long 6 foot high and 3 foot 6 inches wide. Main front has round arched tunnel entrance with ashlar keystone inscribed TB 1733, and splayed brick walls. Other entrance has similar round arched entrance with embanked brick side walls with ashlar quoins and coping.
This sliuce was built as one of two sluices which served as outfalls for the Wyberton Towns Drain. It was built at a cost of £297 11s.

Listing NGR: TF3412341397

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