The Boathouse, Blenheim Park

Information

Title
The Boathouse, Blenheim Park
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/BPG/B/178
Date
13 Jul 1920
Scope & content
Coloured postcard showing a view of the boathouse at Blenheim Palace. Ink: [personal message] [address in Jersey supplied]. Blenheim Palace was designed by Vanbrugh and built in the early 18th century for the 1st Duke of Marlborough; the landscape park was designed by Capability Brown in the 1760s. There is a Victorian parterre on one side of the house, and a water parterre made by Achille Duchene in the 1920s
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 14 (w) cm
Is part of
British Private Gardens Postcard Collection
Subjects
gardens
lakes (bodies of water)
boathouses
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain

Location