Boston Hall, Boston Spa

Boston Hall is a Grade II listed neo-classical house in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England.

Boston Hall
Boston Hall, seen from High Street
General information
LocationBoston Spa, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°54′11″N 1°20′35″W
Current tenantsGeoffrey Boycott
Construction started1807
Completed1807 (1807)
OwnerGeoffrey Boycott
DesignationsGrade II listed

History
Blue plaque outside the house

The main part of the house was completed in 1807, although there are subsequent later additions. The house was Grade II listed on 30 March 1966 (List Entry Number 1135046); the listing stated that it was made of "Ashlar magnesian limestone" with a "stone slate roof" and consisted of three stories, a two-story rear wing and an attached wall. At that time, the house was being used as a store selling furniture.[1]

In 1939 Boston Hall was the home of Charles H Roe and his wife Kathleen.[2]

Later, for many years, the house was used as offices by the Ogden Group. In 2013, planning permission was sought to return the building to residential use[3] after the purchase of the property by former England and Yorkshire cricketer, Geoffrey Boycott. The plan was approved.[4][5]

In 2019, the property was listed for sale by Boycott because he and his wife Rachel planned to move to the Cheshire area where their daughter was residing. A report at that time indicated that the property consisted of four elements, each with its own entrance: "the main house, the west wing, the cottage and the flat". Features included 11 bedrooms, several reception rooms and a huge eat-in kitchen.[6]

Architecture

The house has two storeys and is built out of squared magnesian limestone with five bays to the main part, it has a pitched slate roof. The west wing of the house is of three storeys and has two bays.[7]

See also

References
  1. BOSTON HOUSE AND ATTACHED WING WALL
  2. "Charles Henry Roe". Graces Guide.
  3. Boycott in £1.75m move back to Yorkshire
  4. "Boycott in £1.75m move back to Yorkshire". Yorkshire Post. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. Dixon, Hayley (5 March 2013). "Geoffrey Boycott buys £1.75millon Yorkshire mansion". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. Look around cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott's £2.85m Georgian mansion in Wetherby
  7. Historic England. "Boston Hall East Wing Mews (Grade II) (1135047)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

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