Former Wash House to the Coastguard Cottages
FORMER WASH HOUSE TO THE COASTGUARD COTTAGES, ALBANY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391113
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-2004
- List Entry Name:
- Former Wash House to the Coastguard Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER WASH HOUSE TO THE COASTGUARD COTTAGES, ALBANY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391113
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-2004
- List Entry Name:
- Former Wash House to the Coastguard Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER WASH HOUSE TO THE COASTGUARD COTTAGES, ALBANY ROAD
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:
- FORMER WASH HOUSE TO THE COASTGUARD COTTAGES, ALBANY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- East Cowes
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ5031496090
Details
947/0/10034
20-SEP-04
ALBANY ROAD
Former Wash House to the Coastguard Cottages
GV
II
Formerly washhouse, later outbuilding. Built in 1882 in Gothic style. Built of yellow brick with red brick lintels, stone dressings and slate roof with large central yellow brick chimneystack with stone coping. One storey and four windows. Set gable ended to the street with stone coping and kneelers, louvred lunettes and flat-arched doorcases with plank doors. The sides have two single and two paired pointed headed sashes with horns but no glazing bars.
An architecturally impressive and externally unaltered example of a later C19 washhouse which forms part of a group of buildings at a coastguard station which also include coastguard cottages, former officers' house and former boathouse.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 492458
- 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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