Eaton Boat | |
Map Width: | 220 |
Coordinates: | 53.144°N -2.8706°W |
Location: | Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England |
Gbgridref: | SJ418611 |
Built: | c. 1887–80 |
Built For: | 1st Duke of Westminster |
Architect: | John Douglas |
Designation1: | Grade II |
Designation1 Date: | 2 November 1983 |
Designation1 Number: | 1129925 |
Eaton Boat is the name of a house within the grounds of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. It was originally called Gas Works Cottages. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Eaton Boat was built in about 1877 or about 1880 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster.
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.