28, MELVILLE STREET
28, MELVILLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1221610
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 28, MELVILLE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 28, MELVILLE STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/10324/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1221610
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 28, MELVILLE STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 28, MELVILLE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 28, MELVILLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59702 92554
Details
MELVILLE STREET 1. 1577 (North Side) No 28 SZ 5992 3/263
II GV
2. Circa 1830/40 villa. Two storeys, stucco faced. Low pitch hipped slate roof with wide eaves. Three windows, narrow one in centre, recessed, sash, later glazing bars, architrave surrounds, block sills. The ground floor has only one surviving window, to the East as above. A brick bay has been added to the rest at a later date and a screen wall of render brick with string and coping, with a side door, runs from the bay to the West party wall. A narrow two storey single window wing has also been added to the West. North garden front to Bellevue Road has three windows, two in bow to East through both storeys, recessed, sash, glazing bars intact, architrave surrounds, block sills. Ground floor of bow has French windows with marginal glazing bars, later French window ground floor West. The wing has sash window with glazing bars first floor, French window ground floor. This house was also used by Queen Victoria's retinue during an early visit to the Island.
Nos 25 to 28 (consec) with No 1 Trinity Street form a group.
Listing NGR: SZ5970292554
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 413449
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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