Description

BELTON & MANTHORPE
SK9339 BELTON PARK, Belton
1315-0/9/107 (North East side)
Boathouse at the south end of
Boathouse Pond, 600m east of Belton
House
GV II

Boathouse in the style of a Swiss chalet. 1838-9. By Anthony
Salvin. Timber frame with brick nogging, rendered and
pargetted. Temporary roof of corrugated iron. Panelled square
brick ridge stack. Single storey. On either side, 3 narrow
windows, those towards the lake being larger. At the landward
end, a moulded doorcase with a Tudor arched weatherstripped
door. The opposite end of the building is ruinous, and the
whole structure is supported by scaffolding. It was intended
as an elaborate landing stage and garden house, rather than a
boat store.
One of several estate buildings by Salvin for the first Earl
Brownlow, c1838-9.
This building appears within Belton Park which is on the
Gardens Register at grade I.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N:
Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 139; Allibone J: Anthony
Salvin: Cambridge: 1988-: 163).

Listing NGR: SK9348739323

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Boathouse at Belton House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26555628

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy