Peterhouse Boathouse

Image: © N Chadwick Taken: 15 Mar 2014

The present boathouse is a Building of Local Interest, and was built in 1928 to replace the previous Victorian structure. The building is angled to make full use of the river frontage. The brick ground floor leads to a rendered first floor and a tiled roof. There is one short chimneystack in the half-hipped roof. The gable end of the building has College symbols on the render, including the crest and crossed keys. Beneath this section is a large small-paned casement window and under this are the dates 1828 and 1928. On the small side extension there is the date 1992. Under the half-hipped roof is another large window and an entrance door which leads onto a balcony with a timber balustrade. This in turn leads to timber steps down to the ground floor. There is a flagpole attached to the balcony, and a black timber band between the two floors. The warm-coloured ground floor bricks have a band of black at the base, painted to the same height across the sloping site. There are two sets of double doors, two single doors and one window. The concrete lintels over the doors and window have been picked out in white paint as a decorative feature.

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