Pump House With Boathouse In Grounds Of Bishopstrow House

The Pump House with boathouse, located in the grounds of Bishopstrow House, dates from the late 18th century. It features square-panelled timber framing with brick nogging, while the northwest front is plastered and topped with a Welsh slate roof. This single-storey structure has a front facing the garden, which includes a round-arched, ovolo-moulded wooden doorway with imposts and a keystone, flanked by double wooden doors. On either side of the doors are boarded-up windows with square ovolo-moulded wooden architraves, and there is a cornice with a pediment above. The returns and rear of the building display exposed timber framing. The boathouse contains a narrow wet-dock and is situated on the River Wylye. This building is part of the grounds of the 17th-century Bishopstrow House, which was demolished around 1800 and replaced by the current Bishopstrow House in 1817, located to the north of Warminster Road. The gardens of the new house are connected to the grounds by a tunnel under the road.