Brantwood

Brantwood
Photograph taken from the Gondola on Coniston Water
LocationOverlooking Coniston Water, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°21′13″N 3°03′33″W / 54.3535°N 3.0592°W / 54.3535; -3.0592
OS grid referenceSD 312 958
BuiltLate 18th century
Built forThomas Woodville
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated25 March 1970
Reference no.1335727
Brantwood is located in Cumbria
Brantwood
Location in Cumbria
Brantwood. The photo is taken from Lectures on Landscape, by John Ruskin, and dates to circa 1871

Brantwood is a historic house museum in Cumbria, England, overlooking Coniston Water. It has been the home of a number of prominent people. The house and grounds are administered by a charitable trust, the house being a museum dedicated to John Ruskin, one of its final owners. Brantwood is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and buildings in the grounds are also listed.