𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 - 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝟔 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧. According to Pevsner this recently closed public house is early 19th century, so may well be Georgian. Constructed of gault bricks.

𝐒𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐜'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐟𝐭 - 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟖 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 The famous 1842 engraving by T.N. Morton.

𝐒𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐜'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐟𝐭 - 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟖 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 The church today. Originally 12th century, it was from its foundation a large church. The figure in the tower niche is St Guthlac.

𝐅𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 Separating the front garden from South Street, and providing a magnificent entry point, are the wrought iron gates, screen and overthrow.

𝐍𝐞𝐨-𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝) Built on a former industrial site. The development extends back from the road. To the left you can see No 3 Willoughby Road - genuine Georgian.

𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐩 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥

𝟐𝟑 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 This long-established barber shop is part of a pair of buildings in Bridge Street. The buildings are Georgian, dating from 1808, but Pevsner thinks the shop fronts are late-Victorian. Photo courtesy of Tom Lomas.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟑 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 Since posting the item on 23 Bridge Street yesterday, more information has been provided by the Trust's historian Neil Wright: bostonpreservationtrust.com/news/23-bridge…

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐲𝐤𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟖 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 Although the exterior of this house dates from a renovation of 1804, Pishey Thompson indicates that it may surround a medieval core.

𝐅𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 - We have a sale catalogue from the auction that took place at Fydell House in September 1902. Item 147 was a print entitled "The Fleet Provisioning at Sea". Other copies of this print still exist, so we can see what it was like.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 - 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 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.

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.

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 18th century, the hotel closed in 1967.

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

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).

𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 There were nine straw hat makers in Boston in 1826: Jane Ealand William Grace Maria Jones Sophia Meeds Elizabeth Peck Elizabeth Pooles Reynolds & Farrand Wilson & Dickinson Elizabeth Wing

𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐩 - 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞. This would have held the image of a saint venerated by the guilds that once occupied the building.

𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 - the remains of an 11th century motte and bailey castle which was the centre of a manorial estate belonging to Waltham Abbey in Essex.

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.

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