Belton House Boathouse
| Boathouse at Belton House | |
|---|---|
 The Boathouse after restoration in 2008 | |
| Type | Boathouse |
| Location | Belton, Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 52°56′36″N 0°36′37″W / 52.9432°N 0.6102°W |
| Built | 1838–1839 |
| Architect | Anthony Salvin |
| Architectural style(s) | Swiss chalet style |
| Governing body | National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Boathouse at the South End of Boathouse Pond |
| Designated | 14 November 1994 |
| Reference no. | 1264997 |
  Location of Boathouse at Belton House in Lincolnshire | |
The Boathouse on Boathouse Pond, Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire was designed by Anthony Salvin in 1838–1839. It is a Grade II listed building.
History
[edit]John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, owner of Belton House from 1807 to 1853 commissioned Salvin to undertake improvements to the Belton Estate in 1838.[1] Salvin's additions included a public house, a cross in Belton Village, cottages and houses for a gamekeeper and a blacksmith, a hermitage and the boathouse on Boathouse Pond.[1] Most of the work was carried out in a Tudor style but the boathouse was built to resemble a Swiss Cottage. Salvin did not complete the works, being replaced by Cust's Clerk of works.[1] The boathouse fell into disrepair in the 20th century and was unrestored at the time Historic England's listed building entry was written.[2] Its restoration in 2008, carried out under the auspices of the National Trust, which now owns Belton House, made use of traditional materials and craftsmanship[3] and has won a number of awards.[4] The boathouse is a Grade II listed building.[2]
Architecture
[edit]The boathouse stands at the lower end of the pond.[5] It is designed in the style of a Swiss Cottage.[2] This style was popular in mid-Victorian England and another example of such a chalet can be seen at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.[6] The boathouse is timber-framed and plastered.[2] The roof is of Collyweston slate tiles in a fish scale pattern.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Allibone 1989, p. 163.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "BOATHOUSE AT THE SOUTH END OF BOATHOUSE POND 600 METRES EAST OF BELTON HOUSE, Belton and Manthorpe (1264997)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Belton House, Boathouse". Patrick Baty, Historical paint consultant. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Belton Boathouse restoration". Nick Cox Architects. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Harris & Antram 2002, p. 139.
- ^ Lloyd & Pevsner 2006, pp. 210–11.
References
[edit]- Allibone, Jill (1989). Anthony Salvin: Pioneer of Gothic Revival Architecture. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. ISBN 0-7188-2707-4.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; Antram, Nicholas (2002). Lincolnshire. The Buildings of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8.
- Lloyd, David W.; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10733-3.