Boat House East Of Naworth Castle

The Boat House, located east of Naworth Castle, was built around 1520 for Thomas Lord Dacre. It served as a fuel store for the castle and was likely designed as a flanking tower for the gatehouse, forming part of the early 16th-century outer bailey of the castle. The building was probably restored by Salvin in 1845. It is constructed from dressed calciferous and red sandstone, featuring a flat roof that is concealed by battlemented parapets. The structure is a small, roughly square tower that originally had one and a half storeys, projecting into the moat. It has 20th-century garage doors and small 1-2-3 light windows on the south and east faces. The parapet displays the arms of the Dacre family along with the initials TD and ED, representing Thomas and Elizabeth Dacre. The Boat House was used as a studio by artist George Howard, who later became the 9th Earl, and is currently utilized as a garage.