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Lincolnshire HER

Name:Tennyson's Cottage, Mablethorpe
HER Number:MLI92915
Type of record:Building

Summary

A cottage dating from the late 17th century.

Grid Reference:TF 505 855
Map Sheet:TF58NW
Parish:MABLETHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

A cottage dating from the late 17th century which underwent alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was constructed of colourwashed brick and has a concrete tiled roof with brick coped tumbled gables and an axial ridge stack. This is the remaining house of three or four houses used by the Tennyson family as a seaside holiday home in the first half of the 19th century. It is thought that "Ode to Memory" refers to this cottage. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}


<1> Department of the Environment, 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 2/20 (Index). SLI10675.

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1650 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/20.

Related records

MLI93685Parent of: Pump, Tennyson's Cottage, Mablethorpe (Building)