Westhouse

The house is Grade II* listed and the original house was constructed in 1868/9 with an extension to the front and west elevations designed by Webb in 1876. The client had owned the property for approximately thirty years and in late 2003 embarked on major repairs to the external fabric of the building.

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Boyce's original studio and gallery was restored with the removal of many of the walls and floors constructed when the building was further extended in 1901. This work also includes a new full height window to the new studio more in keeping with the original design. The work included the total refurbishment of the property, including new plumbing, electrics, re-plastering of the walls, alterations to the third floor servants' quarters and a new lift providing access to a new basement, ground and first floor. Major repair works were also carried out to the external fabric of the building, with a total replacement of the roof finishes, new lead work throughout and the re-pointing of all the brick work. New internal finishes throughout including marble-lined bathrooms, and new limestone and oak floors and hand printed William Morris wallpaper.

West House was used as 'Uncle Monty’s house' in the cult film ‘Withnail and I’ (shot in 1987) and all the owner's existing furnishings were used in the film as they were.

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