Description

HIGH STREET
1.
5270
West Cowes
(east side)
The Fountain Hotel
SZ 4996 SE 1/57 17.8.51.
II
2.
Built in 1803. Stuccoed, the ground floor rusticated with cornice over this.
Three storeys and attics. Six windows, 2 dormers. The 3 northernmost window
bays are recessed. Long and short quoins to both the projecting and the recessed
portions of the building, and pilasters flanking the ground floor. Cornice
and parapet concealing roof. Carriage archway through the building at the
north end of the front. Above it is a flattened bow window of 3 lights with
pilasters between the lights of the design common at Ryde. The main ground
and first floor windows in the projecting portion are flanked by pilasters
and have semi-circular tympana over them. Doorcase with pilasters surmounted
by cresting above the cornice, and a semi-circular tympanum. Fountain Quay
adjacent to the Hotel.

Listing NGR: SZ4963496124

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26557892

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Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback