Woolsington Park, boat house

HER Number:
16021

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Woolsington Park, boat house

Place:
Woolsington

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Garden Building

Site Type: Specific:
Boat House

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Ruined Building

Description:
A timber structure with a Lakelake slate roof, diminishing in size. It probably dates to the early 20th century. Its base is concrete. It was cut into the south bank of the lake. The boat house is big enough for one rowing boat. To the east is a stone wall which might have been intended for boats. The boat house has collapsed.

Easting:
420260

Northing:
569990

Grid Reference:
NZ420260569990

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Simpson & Brown Architects, February 2012, Woolsington Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Draft Conservation Plan: Historical Development & Significance; Simpson & Brown Architects, 2014, Woolsington Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Conservation Plan