There were originally 75 listed buildings in the parish of Bourne. Fifty-one of them were within the Conservation Area but two have been demolished. The other 24 were outside the designated area, in Eastgate, Cawthorpe and Dyke, but four of these have also been pulled down. An additional building, the cemetery chapel in South Road, was given Grade II listing on 4th April 2007 to protect it from demolition by the town council and on 27th July 2007, the Ostler memorial in the town cemetery was similarly listed.
The listing of old buildings is maintained by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of English Heritage which provides various resources for architectural conservation. There are 370,000 listed buildings in England [2008 figure] but the number is increasing. They are divided into categories I, II* and II. Grade I buildings, which are defined as being of "exceptional interest", constitute less than 2% of entries on the list, Grade II* buildings constitute about 4% of the entries. The listing system incorporates all pre-1700 buildings that have not been substantially altered and almost all those built between 1700 and 1840.

A total of 51 buildings had listed status during this 1977 survey by South Kesteven District Council, including the two that have since been demolished.

To see a map of the complete conservation area, click HERE

To read a summary of the conservation area study click HERE

To see other listed buildings outside the Conservation Area click HERE

1.   Grade II   No 46 WEST STREET (North side) - Bourne House

Large mansion in ashlar. Bands between storeys. Late 18th century. Three storeys, three windows, rusticated architraves, hung sashes glazing bars. Bands continue cills. Parapet. Two brick chimneys. Cellar windows blocked. Rectangular porch with modem glazing with plain Tuscan columns, frieze and cornice. Six panel door, fanlight. To side - parapet is brick, stone capped. Brick with rusticated quoins. Brick extension to rear.

 

Currently in residential use

2.   Grade II   No 44 WEST STREET  (North side)

Small cement-rendered house of mid 18th century. Two storeys. Wood eaves cor­nice. Brick to side, extension to rear. Three windows, double hung sashes, later glazing, moulded flush frames, segmental arches. Six-panel door with panelled ingoes and moulded pediment on carved console brackets.

Currently occupied by Bourne Antiques & Arts

3.   Grade II   Nos 34 to 42 (even) WEST STREET (North side)

Range of 18th or early 19th century cottages in coursed stone with continuous roof of old slates. Brick stacks. No 42 is cement rendered. Each has two windows with sliding sashes and plain cottage door, all with stone lintels. Ground floor windows all altered.

Currently in residential use

4.   Grade II WEST STREET (North side) – Baptist Chapel

1835. Two storeys. Simple classical front in ashlar with pilasters at corners. Plinth. Three round-headed windows linked by moulded stone bands with shallow pilasters, moulded cornice and parapet with date on label. Central eight-panel double doors. Stone doorcase with pediment on moulded console brackets. Three stone steps. Chapel is of brick to sides. Interior attractive iron balustrade to platform and pulpit steps.

5.   Grade II   No 18 WEST STREET (North side)  - Commerce House

Early 19th century. Red brick. Concrete tile mansard roof. Brick modillion cornice. Two storeys, two windows in plain reveals, flat arches, hung sashes, glazing bars. Ground floor window in concrete architrave. Former passage entrance is now main doorway with round arch, glazed fanlight, painted stone architrave and keystone. Panelled ingoes, four fielded door. Dated to rear 1834. Later extension to left with two windows, dated 1847.

Currently occupied by Dexter & Sharpe, Chartered Certified Accountants

6.   Grade II   Nos 14 & 16 WEST STREET (North side)

18th or early 19th century. Red brick. Pantile roof. Three storeys. Brick modillion cornice. Four windows, flush frames, segmental arches. Modern shop front to right. No16 has modern door and the left-hand window on the ground floor has modern glass.  

7.   Grade II   No 12 WEST STREET  (North side) – Monkstone House

A well proportioned mid 18th century house of three storeys in red brick with stone rusticated quoins. Stone plinth. Modern concrete tile roof. Brick eaves cornice. Three windows in plain reveals. Central six-panel door with original knocker, under semi-circular glazed fanlight. Stone doorcase in plain Roman Doric with ¾ columns and open pediment. Two steps. Later extension to rear. Interior - has modern 'Tudor' beams and decoration.

   Currently occupied by the Balti King Indian restaurant

8.   Grade II   No 8 WEST STREET (North side) – formerly the Crown public house

Mid 19th century front elevation in stucco and roughcast may conceal 18th century ori­gin. Two storeys. Four windows in shaped architrave. Cornice has bracket-shaped modillions and a small parapet. Door in plain wood case with pediment. 
Coach arch to side.  

Now developed as the Crown Walk shopping arcade with various retail units

9.   Grade II   No 6 WEST STREET  (North side)

Mid 18th century, later alterations. Three storeys. Slate roof, stone coping, two rendered chimneys. Wood dentil eaves cornice. Red brick, rusticated quoins. Three windows, flat brick arches with stucco keystones, double hung sashes, flush frames. Modern back ground floor. Passage arch to right, stone arch with keystone and stone plinth blocks. 
 

Currently occupied by 
the Trustee Savings Bank 

10.   Grade II   MARKET PLACE (West side)

Early 19th century. Three storeys. Yellow brick. 
Stone capped parapet, moulded stone cornice above yellow brick band. Stone band between first and second storeys. Three windows, flat stone hoods on carved brackets to first floor. Second floor windows have flat arches, which may be of stone painted to resemble brick. Double hung sashes, glazing bars. Modern ground floor.

  Currently occupied by 

the HSBC Bank