Broadleys

Cartmel Fell, Windermere

Cumbria

England

Historic County: Lancashire

Start Date: 1898

Completion Date: 1900

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: Pevsner called Broadleys and Moor Crag, both in Cumbria, "two of Voysey's best houses".

Comments: Pevsner called Broadleys and Moor Crag, both in Cumbria, "two of Voysey's best houses."
Architect: Charles Francis Annesley Voysey

Date of Birth: 1857
Date of Death: 1941
Nationality: British
Notes: Voysey was an Arts & Crafts architect who was noted for designing everything in the houses he built, including doors, tables, dressers, chairs, fitted cupboards, air vents, fireplaces, hinges, keys, door handles, and downpipes. His grandfather was the 1st Duke of Wellington.

Date: 1898-1900
Designed: House for A. Currer Briggs

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Title: Country Life: 100 Favourite Houses
Author: Green, Candida Lycett
Year Published: 1999
Publisher: London: Boxtree
ISBN: 0752213334
Book Type: Hardback

Title: Best Buildings of England, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus
Year Published: 1986
Publisher: London: Viking
ISBN: 0670812838
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed
"Poirot" (1996 - TV series, as the boat club in the episode "Dumb Witness").
Past Seat / Home of: A. Currer Briggs, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Club

Primary Current Ownership Use: Club

Ownership Details: Today Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club; available for events.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01539-443-284

Website: http://www.wmbrc.co.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

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