Boathouse, Upper Pond is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Boathouse.

Boathouse, Upper Pond

WRENN ID
silent-cloister-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
Boathouse
Address
Boathouse, Upper Pond, Petworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 970 222
Coordinates
50.99103, -0.61807
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boathouse at Upper Pond is a structure likely designed as part of 'Capability' Brown's landscaping for Petworth Park around 1756. It was certainly present by 1810, as evidenced by a painting of Petworth Park by Turner from that year. The boathouse is made of stone and features two elliptical arches at water level, each with a large keystone that has a relief of Neptune, which was probably salvaged from the Fount House built in 1694. Above the arches is a viewing platform with a seat that overlooks the lake, accessed by a round-headed arched doorway. The rear wall of the boathouse slopes down to the level of the springing of the arches.

Local climate

Boathouse, Upper Pond receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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