{"id":98394,"date":"2025-08-28T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/98394\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:40:07","slug":"picturesque-boathouse-on-river-thames-gets-listed-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/98394\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Picturesque&#8217; boathouse on River Thames gets listed status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Goring Gap Boathouse in Goring\u00a0has been listed\u00a0by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport following a recommendation from Historic England to recognise its historic and architectural interest.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The boathouse was built in around 1894 for Samuel Saunders, a pioneering boatbuilder and engineer, and is a rare surviving example of a late Victorian commercial boathouse on the river.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25417811.nigel-farage-announces-asylum-seeker-policy-oxfordshire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nigel Farage announces asylum seeker policy in Oxfordshire\u00a0<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sarah Gibson, listing team leader at Historic England, said:\u00a0&#8220;The boathouse is a picturesque part of Goring and a prominent local landmark.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"The boathouse is a 'prominent local landmark'\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The boathouse is a &#8216;prominent local landmark&#8217; (Image: The Historic England Archive) &#8220;Its listing celebrates the building\u2019s design and its origin as the early business premises of Samuel Saunders who became one of England\u2019s leading boatbuilders and engineers.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Help support trusted local news\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sign up for a digital subscription now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  As a digital subscriber you will get:\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\n<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited access to the\u00a0Oxford\u00a0Mail website\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/p>\n<p>  Advert-light access\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/p>\n<p>  Reader rewards\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/p>\n<p>  Full access to our app<\/p>\n<p>\n  Saunders&#8217; boathouse was designed to showcase his business to a growing audience attracted to the Goring stretch of the Thames.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Its architect, Percy Goddard Stone, designed several other buildings in the village but is best known for his work on the Isle of Wight, including rebuilding the chapel at Carisbrooke Castle.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"The Thames in Goring in the 1800s\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The Thames in Goring in the 1800s (Image: Henry William Taunt \/ Historic England Archive) Despite its prominent history, the boathouse has been converted over time\u00a0with one part\u00a0 home to a dentist.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25418877.trains-cancelled-due-tree-railway-line-oxfordshire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trains cancelled due to tree on railway line in Oxfordshire\u00a0<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokeswoman added: &#8220;The boathouse has had many lives since Saunders\u2019 day &#8211; Goring locals may remember the showroom was once leased to WHSmith and then to the Royal Mail when it was used as a sorting office.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019d love to hear your memories of this slice of Goring\u2019s history via the Missing Pieces Project.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Missing Pieces Project is an opportunity for locals to add their memories &#8211; photos, drawings, audio, film or text &#8211; to paint the picture of Saunders&#8217; Boathouse on the National Heritage List for England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Goring Gap Boathouse in Goring\u00a0has been listed\u00a0by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport following a recommendation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-98394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}