The Boston Castle is a 1776-built, Grade II Listed castle in Boston Park, Yorkshire. The site has been transformed into a centre which will educate visitors about the heritage of Boston Castle and surrounding areas. It was also developed as an important resource for local education and for hosting cultural activities of the council.
The addition to the castle include a small outdoor amphitheatre, located directly in front of the revamped entrance. The renovated castle illuminates at night and is commercially available for hire for local groups and businesses.
The project involved demolition of certain parts of the castle, construction of a new two-storey extension, refurbishment of the existing property and associated external works. The company has demolished WC block and a Victorian extension attached to the main castle building, while retaining one wall, which will form part of the new extension.
The team has reclaimed and reused the Rotherham Red Stone from the site. New stone was used for the new build. The internal walls of the new built are plastered and are decorated by a render and salvaged local stone exterior.
The new build extension also includes an accessible platform lift and toilets. The project has added new timber staircases, doors, sash windows and other associated features at the existing castle.
The construction teams has redeveloped all damaged and missing masonry on the external walls and renewed the timber roof structure. The roof has been reinforced with a terne coated stainless steel roof covering. The castle has also updated mechanical and electrical services.
The scheme was funded by means of a £590,000 ($925,592) grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), while the remaining cost was met by Rotherham MBC and Landfill Tax money from Biffaward. The project that began in August 2011, was completed in a span of 28 weeks and was handed over in March 2012. The castle had an official opening on 4 July 2012.
