Brantwood

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.

This article is about the house in Cumbria. For the Belfast football club, see Brantwood F.C. For the community in Wisconsin, see Brantwood, Wisconsin. For the subdivision in Houston, see Morningside Place, Houston.

Brantwood
Photograph taken from the Gondola on Coniston Water
LocationOverlooking Coniston Water, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°21′13″N 3°03′33″W
OS grid referenceSD 312 958
BuiltLate 18th century
Built forThomas Woodville
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated25 March 1970
Reference no.1335727
Location in Cumbria
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