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Latitude: 50.7623 / 50°45'44"N
Longitude: -1.2883 / 1°17'18"W
OS Eastings: 450288
OS Northings: 96103
OS Grid: SZ502961
Mapcode National: GBR 89R.52W
Mapcode Global: FRA 8752.CXB
Plus Code: 9C2WQP66+WM
Entry Name: Solent View (Former Officers' House)
Listing Date: 20 September 2004
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1391112
English Heritage Legacy ID: 492456
ID on this website: 101391112
Location: East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32
County: Isle of Wight
Civil Parish: East Cowes
Built-Up Area: East Cowes
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Isle of Wight
Church of England Parish: East Cowest St James
Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth
Tagged with: Architectural structure
947/0/10033 ALBANY ROAD
20-SEP-04 Solent View (former Officers' House)
GV II
Former coastguard officers house, now house. Built in 1882 in Gothic style. Built in yellow brick in flemish bond with red brick lintels, stone dressings and slate roof with four brick chimneystacks.
PLAN: Detached building, square on plan of two storeys with three windows to the front and two to the sides. Windows are pointed arched sashes with horns but without glazing bars.
EXTERIOR: The front or north west elevation has a single sash to the centre first floor flanked by paired sashes. The ground floor has a central pointed headed doorcase with a paired pointed arched window to the right and a square bay to the left with three pointed headed sashes. There are end gables with kneelers and semi-external chimneystacks and single orpaired windows to the side elevations. The rear elevation has two gables with kneelers and chimneystacks to the ridges.
An unaltered 1884 Gothic style Officers House to a coastguard station which also comprises coastguard cottages and former washhouse and boathouse.
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