Boathouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Boathouse.

Boathouse

WRENN ID
cold-loggia-russet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Boathouse
Address
Boathouse, Lullington
OS grid reference
ST 781 510
Coordinates
51.25815, -2.31434
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boathouse is a mid-18th century structure located in Lullington, within Orchardlea Park. It features a square boat chamber built from rubble, with a front made of quarry-faced ashlar. The building has a broad central archway, which is framed by dressed quarry-faced voussoirs that provide access to the interior. Above the boat chamber is a classical-style "temple" that is rendered and topped with a slate roof. The pedimented front is supported by four Ionic columns. There is a door opening that is set back within a moulded stone architrave, featuring a bolection frieze and a moulded cornice, although the door itself is missing. On either side of the door opening, there are window openings in a similar style, complete with moulded sills, but the windows are also missing.

Local climate

Boathouse receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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