Description

MEDMENHAM HENLEY ROAD
SU 88 SW
(WITTINGTON)
8/154 Boat House 170m to S.E. of
Wittington
-
- II
Boat house. Circa 1900. By Sir Reginald Blomfield for Hudson
Ewbanke Kearley. Red brick with stone band course and chamfered
quoins, moulded wooden eaves cornice with modillions, pyramid
roof of Westmorland slate with missing wooden finial. Brick chimney
on S.W. side with moulded stone cap, and stone keyblock to
arched recessed panel. Rectangular building with 2 small rooms and
balcony over boathouse. N.W. side has gauged head over doorway to
upper part, and boarded window. S.W. side has steps down to boat
house. S.E. side, facing River Thames, has gauged brick arch to
boat-house with keyblock breaking into band course. Balcony with
rendered parpaet above. Giving onto balcony is room with row of
4 3-pane sashes and central doorway. Some sashes have glazing bars
missing; doorway has wooden semi-circular arch with keyblock and
panelled spandrels. Interior of this room has small corner fireplace
and moulded cornice. Kitchen fireplace in rear room.

Listing NGR: SU8224984308

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26418547

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)