Cragside: Boathouse Billiards
Cragside was the revolutionary home of Lord Armstrong, Victorian inventor and landscape genius. It is now the National Trusts flagship property in the North East, attracting over 160,000 visitors a year.
The Inside Out programme was commissioned for summer 2006 to provide an opportunity for visitors to have an alternative experience of Cragside while the house was closed for rewiring. Six artists were commissioned to create temporary works for sites across the gardens and estate.
For his installation Matthew Walmsley has created a replica of the Cragside billiard room within the estate's thatched boathouse. A new floor has been laid, walls are panelled and a full size snooker table can now be found where formally boats were moored. The main boathouse doorway is open inviting visitors to enter and play a game.
Artist(s)
Matthew Walmsley.
Client
National Trust
Location
Kielder
Project Management
NewcastleGateshead Initiative
Completion Date
2006
