Eaton Boat

Eaton Boat
Location in Cheshire
Location: Eccleston Approach,
Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England
OS grid reference: SJ 419 611
Built: c. 1887–80
Built for: 1st Duke of Westminster
Architect: John Douglas
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated: 2 November 1983
Reference #: 1129925

Eaton Boat is the name of a house on the Eccleston Approach to Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. It was originally called Gas Works Cottages.[1] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2]

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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]

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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 "Eaton Boat with attached storeshed and domestic offices", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1129925, retrieved 5 May 2011