Boston: St Botolph

Name:
Boston: St Botolph
Record Type:
Major Parish Church
Church code:
621176
Diocese:
Lincoln
Archdeaconry:
Boston
Parish:
Boston

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Boston

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 621176 Boston St Botolph
Caption:
Exterior image of 621176 Boston St Botolph
Description:
Photograph of the outside of the church, facing north-north west.
Year / Date:
September 1997
Copyright:
Creative Commons Attribution- Share alike 2.0 Licence
Originator:
John Salmon (geograph.org.uk)

Summary Description

St Botolph’s Church, also known as the Boston “Stump,” is a medieval parish church in the diocese of Lincoln. It is thought that the construction of the church commenced between the 1330s and 1340s. The distinctive tower was started much later c.1425–30 and completed c.1510-20. The church underwent an extensive program of restoration work 1844–45, then again between 1851–1856, under the direction of George Gilbert Scott, and George G Place.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
Live music, concerts and regular choir Cafe, restaurant and shop open Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm Wheelchair access ramp and toilet Visitor toilets and parking Guide dogs welcome
 

Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.parish-of-boston.org.uk/

Sources and Further Information

John Salmon (geograph.org.uk) (September 1997) Exterior image of 621176 Boston St Botolph [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 621176 Boston St Botolph
Cathedral and Church Buildings Division (2014) Research into the Presence of Bats in Churches [Digital Archive/Data]
CCB project, summer 2014, to ascertain the presence or absence of bats in church building
Trevor Baily (26-4-2019) Installed Defibrillator Photo 2 [Digital Archive/Document]
Installed Defibrillator Photo 2
Trevor Baily (26-4-2019) Installed Defibrillator Photo 1 [Digital Archive/Document]
Installed Defibrillator Photo 1
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14642/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 26 Bells [Archive/Index]
26 Bells