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Maud Foster Windmill and Granary

A Grade I Listed Building in Boston, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9836 / 52°59'0"N

Longitude: -0.0178 / 0°1'3"W

OS Eastings: 533172

OS Northings: 344754

OS Grid: TF331447

Mapcode National: GBR JW9.VQX

Mapcode Global: WHHLQ.P8RK

Plus Code: 9C4XXXMJ+CV

Entry Name: Maud Foster Windmill and Granary

Listing Date: 27 May 1949

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389071

English Heritage Legacy ID: 486534

ID on this website: 101389071

Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21

County: Lincolnshire

District: Boston

Electoral Ward/Division: Trinity

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Boston

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Skirbeck Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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BOSTON

TF3344NW WILLOUGHBY ROAD
716-1/5/241 (East side)
27/05/49 (Consecutive)
Maud Foster Windmill and granary

GV I

Tower mill and granary. 1819, repaired and restored 1988. For
Isaac Beckitts of Wainfleet. Gault brick, red brick, pantile
roof. Mill tower of 7 stages in Gault brick. Painted timber
and canvas ogee cap with 5 full sails and fan tail.
EXTERIOR: to the 3rd floor a cantilevered timber balcony on
timber brackets, with cross motif balustrade. To the ground
floor a pair of planked doors up 3 stone steps. Yorkshire sash
windows to each stage with segmental heads. To the left a
3-storey, 4-bay, red brick granary with hipped pantile roof,
and brick dog-toothed eaves. To each floor a pair of planked
doors to the left, with beyond to left a single, and to right
a pair, of Yorkshire sash windows. In the roof a C20 timber
planked and gabled lucam on timber brackets. All openings have
brick segmental heads.
INTERIOR: retains original floor beams and repaired stair
ladders and full mill machinery dating from 1819 by Norman and
Smithson of Hull. It has 8 sets of stones and is in full
working order.

Listing NGR: TF3317244754

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