Latitude: 52.9771 / 52°58'37"N
Longitude: -0.0251 / 0°1'30"W
OS Eastings: 532702
OS Northings: 344023
OS Grid: TF327440
Mapcode National: GBR JWH.6J7
Mapcode Global: WHHLQ.LF8H
Plus Code: 9C4XXXGF+VX
Entry Name: The White Hart Hotel
Listing Date: 14 February 1975
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1388903
English Heritage Legacy ID: 486364
ID on this website: 101388903
Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21
County: Lincolnshire
District: Boston
Electoral Ward/Division: Witham
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
Tagged with: Hotel
BOSTON
TF3244SE HIGH STREET
716-1/7/71 (North side)
14/02/75 The White Hart Hotel
GV II
Hotel. Mid C18, altered and extended early C19, with further
mid C19 alterations. The wing at right-angles to the river was
added after 1807 and the construction of the new town bridge
(qv). Red brick, stucco, slate roofs. L-plan.
EXTERIOR: main front of 3 storeys plus attics, 7 bays with
quoins, heavy moulded and dentilled cornice, parapet with
pierced ovals. Off-centre elliptical carriage archway with
keystone, plain pilasters and entablature. To left a small
shop window with moulded surround, cornice and ramped base. To
right 2 plain sashes with pedimented moulded surrounds and
ramped bases and a recessed doorway.
To 1st and 2nd floor 7 plain sashes with moulded surrounds,
the upper ones with tabbed sills. To the attic 4 modern dormer
windows. The taller added wing is 3-storey, 3-bay in
quasi-Jacobean style with balustraded parapet and dentilled
cornice. Dentilled entablature to ground floor and deep band
between 1st and 2nd floor with roundel and acanthus ornament.
The bays to each floor are marked by pilasters, fluted
Corinthian to ground floor and Doric with marked entasis
above. To ground floor a modern entrance to left and 2 plain
sashes to right. To 1st floor, 3 tall full height divided
sashes. To 2nd floor 3 semi-circular-headed sashes. All
windows have moulded surround, those to the top floor are
decorated with roundels.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: the original White Hart was demolished early C19 for
the New Bridge Street, the present building was previously the
"Unicorn".
Listing NGR: TF3270244023
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