Boat House is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. Boathouse.

Boat House

WRENN ID
ghost-dormer-scarlet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1957
Type
Boathouse
Address
Boat House, Rousham
OS grid reference
SP 480 242
Coordinates
51.91484, -1.30313
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boat House, built around 1733-1740 by William Kent, is a Grade II* listed structure located in Rousham Park. It is constructed from squared and coursed limestone, featuring ashlar voussoirs that form a semi-circular arch. The building is set into a hillside and has a barrel-vaulted interior. This boat house is part of the landscape gardens designed by William Kent during the same period. Rousham Park is recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I.

Local climate

Boat House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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