Description

SE 35 SE PLOMPTON PLOMPTON ROCKS

5/240 Boathouse on east side of
lake

GV II

Boathouse, c1760. For Daniel Lascelles. Coursed gritstone blocks, some
almost megalithic, and outcrop. A rectangular structure approximately 2.5
metres wide and 7 metres long. Entrance on north side (from land) is a
narrow opening with large lintel and rebates and hooks for a hung door on
the inner side. The wall is composed of very large boulders and is built
between natural rock outcrops. The opening to the water is a shallow arch
with rock-faced rustication to keystone and voussoirs. Interior: side walls
are formed by the cut-back faces of the rock outcrops. The roof is a barrel
vault of dressed gritstone blocks. Plompton Rocks is well known as a
natural rock formation, but the boat house is one of several rock-cut
features which are contemporary with the laying-out and planting of the
Rocks as a pleasure ground for Daniel Lascelles when he was constructing
Plompton Hall (qv).

Listing NGR: SE3557253733

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26575547

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas