Hatherton Lake boathouse
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hatherton Lake boathouse by Richard Law as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Hatherton Lake boathouse
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 24 Oct 2018
Built around 1874 for the Walsall Arboretum and Lake Co. Ltd, possibly to the design of the county surveyor, named Robert Griffiths. The boathouse is timber-framed with cast-iron columns to the embarkation area, and was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101391118-the-boat-house-adjoining-hatherton-lake-in-walsall-aboretum-st-matthews-ward#.XAWfo9SLTGg in 2004 as an important feature within a Victorian municipal park landscape.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.590238
Longitude
-1.973535