Brickfield Cottages
BRICKFIELD COTTAGES, EAST COWES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391218
- Date first listed:
- 02-Feb-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Brickfield Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- BRICKFIELD COTTAGES, EAST COWES ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391218
- Date first listed:
- 02-Feb-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Brickfield Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRICKFIELD COTTAGES, EAST COWES 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:
- BRICKFIELD COTTAGES, EAST COWES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whippingham
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ5203891991
Details
947/0/10031
02-FEB-05
EAST COWES ROAD
Brickfield Cottages
II
Range of three cottages. Built in 1853, designed by the Prince Consort to house workers employed by the adjoining Queen's brickyard. Gothic style. built of red brick with stone dressings with slate roofs, ornamental fretted bargeboards and three brick chimneys with paired stacks set diagonally. H-shaped plan. One storey and attics: four windows. Metal casements with leaded lights, windows to no 2 replaced in C20.
EXTERIOR: Front elevation has recessed centre with two gabled dormers and two larger casement windows below. Nos 2 and 3 retain doorcases with original arched plank doors under penticed verandah with slate roof supported on four wooden piers with elaborate curved braces. Projecting gables at each end with one casement window to each floor. Side elevations have two gabled dormers and two casement windows to the ground floor. The rear elevation was similar but without the verandah and has C20 extensions.
INTERIOR: No 2 retained the original staircase with stick balusters and column newels, hexagonal terracotta paved floor and internal partitions to kitchen, living room and hall. Nos 1 and 3 were not inspected internally.
An interesting range of brickyard workers cottages in Gothic style designed by HRH Prince Albert.
[John Chalmers Morton "Prince Consort Farms". Published 1863.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 492438
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chalmers Morton, J, Prince Consort Farms, (1863)
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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