Blackwell (historic house)
Blackwell is a large house in the English Lake District, designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Baillie Scott. It was built in 1898–1900, as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester brewer. It is near the town of Bowness-on-Windermere with views looking over Windermere and across to the Coniston Fells.
Blackwell: the south front
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott was a British architect and artist. Through his long career, he designed in a variety of styles, including a style derived from the Tudor, an Arts and Crafts style reminiscent of Voysey and later the Neo-Georgian.
Baillie Scott
Blackwell, near Bowness, Cumbria
Fireplace at Blackwell, an example of Baillie Scott's attention to interior detail, typical of Arts & Crafts architects
Piano cabinet, 1897, Art Institute of Chicago