It was originally called Gas Works Cottages.

[2] Eaton Boat was built in about 1877[1] or about 1880[2] to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster.

[1][2] The house is constructed in sandstone and has half-timbered gables.

The roof is patterned with red and blue tiles.

To the west is a single-storey outbuilding, constructed in common brick with a tiled roof.