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eaton+boat Latitude and Longitude:

53°08′38″N 2°52′14″W / 53.144°N 2.8706°W / 53.144; -2.8706
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Eaton Boat
Location Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England
Coordinates 53°08′38″N 2°52′14″W / 53.144°N 2.8706°W / 53.144; -2.8706
OS grid reference SJ418611
Builtc. 1887–80
Built for 1st Duke of Westminster
Architect John Douglas
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2 November 1983
Reference no.1129925
Eaton Boat is located in Cheshire
Eaton Boat
Location in Cheshire

Eaton Boat is the name of a house within the grounds of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. It was originally called Gas Works Cottages. [1] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [2]

History

Eaton Boat was built in about 1877 [1] or about 1880 [2] to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster. [1] [2]

Architecture

The house is constructed in sandstone and has half-timbered gables. The roof is patterned with red and blue tiles. There are five chimneys, one of which is plain and the others are shaped. To the west is a single-storey outbuilding, constructed in common brick with a tiled roof. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 249, ISBN  0-901657-16-6
  2. ^ a b c d Historic England, "Eaton Boat with attached storeshed and domestic offices (1129925)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 June 2013

eaton+boat Latitude and Longitude:

53°08′38″N 2°52′14″W / 53.144°N 2.8706°W / 53.144; -2.8706
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eaton Boat
Location Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England
Coordinates 53°08′38″N 2°52′14″W / 53.144°N 2.8706°W / 53.144; -2.8706
OS grid reference SJ418611
Builtc. 1887–80
Built for 1st Duke of Westminster
Architect John Douglas
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2 November 1983
Reference no.1129925
Eaton Boat is located in Cheshire
Eaton Boat
Location in Cheshire

Eaton Boat is the name of a house within the grounds of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. It was originally called Gas Works Cottages. [1] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [2]

History

Eaton Boat was built in about 1877 [1] or about 1880 [2] to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster. [1] [2]

Architecture

The house is constructed in sandstone and has half-timbered gables. The roof is patterned with red and blue tiles. There are five chimneys, one of which is plain and the others are shaped. To the west is a single-storey outbuilding, constructed in common brick with a tiled roof. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 249, ISBN  0-901657-16-6
  2. ^ a b c d Historic England, "Eaton Boat with attached storeshed and domestic offices (1129925)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 June 2013

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