Cambridge University Goldie Boathouse

Image: © N Chadwick Taken: 10 Jan 2015

The Goldie Boathouse, built in 1882, is the oldest surviving intact boathouse on the river, and is a grade II Listed Building. It was the site of the first meeting of the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) in March 1883, and is named after a famous oarsman, John Goldie who rowed for St. John’s and the University in the 19th Century. He competed in four Boat Races against Oxford from 1869 to 1872 The building is red brick, with a red machine tile roof. The gabled roof has three dormers and a central transverse ridge stack. The outer two dormers are pedimented, and each have two single-light centre-hung casements with glazing bars. The wide pedimented central dormer also has two groups of two single-light casements, separated by a plaster inscription plaque that reads: CUBC Goldie Boathouse. Above this are the coat of arms of the University, and raised plaster decoration in the pediment. The first floor has four sets of French windows, opening onto a timber balcony with a turned balustrade and square-section supporting posts rising to a flat section of roof. The ground floor has one pair of timber double doors to the right, and two two-light casement windows with glazing bars and segmental heads to the left. Alongside the boathouse is a two-storey gymnasium built in 2003. This has a red tiled roof, a painted render first floor and a red brick ground floor. A first floor balcony has the University crest in the frosted glass. There are four centre-pivoting timber doors.

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