Description

CASTLE STREET
1.
5270 Cowes
Clare Lallow's Grid
Iron Yard
SZ 59 NW
5/140
II
2.
Former seaplane factory now boatyard. C1912 - 13. Red brick in English bond, corners
part header bond, with wide wooden eaves and hipped roof now covered in corrugated
iron sheeting. South side has 2 cambered door surrounds with rectangular fanlights,
plank doors and large 3 light casement. West side has 3 cambered arches and cambered
doorcases. East side has 6 large 3 light casements with wooden frames and concrete
lintols (one blocked). North side to River Medina has 4 post large wooden plank doors
and iron slipway. Interior has scientific kingpost roof with through purlins.
This building was originally built for the firm of J S White & Co for the construction
of seaplanes, the 1st being launched in May 1913. Production later moved to west
Cowes. Included as a very early seaplane factory. See Guide to Industrial Archaeology
of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by Dr Edwin Course of Southampton University.

Listing NGR: SZ5016495610

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26518356

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Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)