Building record 0446503020 - The Boathouse, West Wycombe Park

Summary

Late nineteenth cetury boathouse in West Wycombe Park, with later alterations of about 1980

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: 18th century landscaped park at West Wycombe Park (DBC9545)
  • Registered Park or Garden (I) GD1415: West Wycombe Park (DBC1080)

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • BOAT HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Present on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch County Series (1878) the boathouse has probably been renewed on more than one occasion. The wooden twin pillared façade was added by Sir Francis Dashwood c1980 (B13).

Sources (3)

  • <12>SBC19995 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part 1: Site History and Introduction. 1. Figs 8, 9.
  • <13>SBC19996 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part II: The Earthwork Surveys. 2. pp52, 102.
  • <14>XYSBC19998 Graphic material: English Heritage. 2000. West Wycombe Park: detailed plans of Pleasure Grounds, Wider Parkland and Church Hill. 1:2500. Fig12. [Mapped feature: #52872 ]

Location

Grid reference SU 83127 94389 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Detailed topographic survey and background research: West Wycombe Park Survey (Ref: 1346157) (EBC16386)

Record last edited

Apr 9 2026 8:52PM

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