Blackwell (historic house)
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Blackwell is a large house designed in the Arts and Crafts
style by Baillie Scott
. It was built 1898–1900, and is listed grade I as an outstanding example of British domestic architecture. The house was built as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester
brewer. It is situated near the town of Bowness-on-Windermere
with views looking over Windermere
and across to the Coniston Fells.
Blackwell has survived with almost all its original decorative features intact. The house is furnished with original furniture and objects from the period. The gardens were designed by Thomas Mawson in a series of terraces. Flowers and herbs border the terraces, which form sun traps on the south side of the house.
Blackwell has won two architecture awards. The house has been open to visitors since 2001. It hosts regular exhibitions including work by living artists such as Edmund de Waal
. It won the Small Visitor Attraction Award in the Northwest of England for 2005. It is managed by the Lakeland Arts Trust.
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
style by Baillie Scott
Baillie Scott
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott was a British architect and artist He was born at Beards Hill, St Peters near Ramsgate, Kent, the second eldest of ten children....
. It was built 1898–1900, and is listed grade I as an outstanding example of British domestic architecture. The house was built as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
brewer. It is situated near the town of Bowness-on-Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere is a town in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. Due its position on the banks of Windermere the town has become a tourist honeypot. Although their mutual growth has caused them to become one large settlement, the town is distinct from the town of Windermere as the two still...
with views looking over Windermere
Windermere
Windermere is the largest natural lake of England. It is also a name used in a number of places, including:-Australia:* Lake Windermere , a reservoir, Australian Capital Territory * Lake Windermere...
and across to the Coniston Fells.
Blackwell has survived with almost all its original decorative features intact. The house is furnished with original furniture and objects from the period. The gardens were designed by Thomas Mawson in a series of terraces. Flowers and herbs border the terraces, which form sun traps on the south side of the house.
Blackwell has won two architecture awards. The house has been open to visitors since 2001. It hosts regular exhibitions including work by living artists such as Edmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal
Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal OBE is a British ceramic artist, and author of The Hare with Amber Eyes . He has worked as a curator, lecturer, art critic and art historian and is a Professor of Ceramics at the University of Westminster. He has received several awards and honours for his...
. It won the Small Visitor Attraction Award in the Northwest of England for 2005. It is managed by the Lakeland Arts Trust.