Description

SHANKLIN SZ5880 RYLSTONE GARDENS 1352-0/9/210 Chalet Cafe II

Cafe. c1880 built in the style of a Swiss chalet. Built of Isle of Wight stone rubble with slate roof and wooden verandah. 2 storeys square in plan. North elevation has wide gable with plain bargeboards, pendant and finial overhanging on wooden brackets with quatrefoil motif. Decorative stone band and 4 pointed French windows to both floors. The principal decorative feature is a 2 storey balcony and verandah round 3 sides with wooden columns and fretted balustrade. Decorative tiling with Greek key design to ground floor. East elevation has 2 windows. 1st floor has pointed French window and 1 ogee-headed window. Ground floor has pointed headed door surround with fanlight to left and ogee-headed window to right. The inspiration for this building is probably the Swiss chalet at Osborne House. Stylistically it has affinities with Keats Inn (See Osborne Road) and may be by the same hand.

Listing NGR: SZ5842980926

External Links

• Wikidata Q26507867

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)