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Boston Hall, Boston Spa
Boston Hall is a Grade II listed neo-classical architecture, neo-classical house in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England. History 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. In 1939 Boston Hall was the home of Charles H Roe and his wife Kathleen. 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 after the purchase of the property by former England National Cricket Team, England and Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire cricketer, Geoffrey Boycott. The plan was approved. In 2019, the property was listed for sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Boycott
Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen, a dogged grafter. Boycott made his international debut in a 1964 test match against Australia. He was known for his ability to occupy the crease and became a key feature of England's Test batting line-up for many years, although he was less successful in his limited One Day International appearances. He accumulated large scores – he is the equal fifth-highest accumulator of first-class centuries in history, eighth in career runs and the first English player to average over 100 in a season (1971 and 1979) – but often encountered friction with his teammates. Never highly popular among his peers, journalist Ian Wooldridge commented of him that "Boycott, in short, walks alone", while cricket writer John Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
