Description

SUN HILL
1.
5270
West Cowes
(south side)
No 18
(Ivy House)
SZ 4996 SE 1/99 17.8.51.
II* GV
2.
Handsome C18 house set endwise to the street. Front elevation of red brick
and grey headers alternately. Slate roof. Three storeys. Three windows.
Yellow brick stringcourses and modillion eaves cornice. Parapet of red brick
and grey headers. Glazing bars intact. The south end of the front forms a
bulging bow containing a 3-light window on all floors. Unusual doorcase at
the head of a flight of steps placed sideways, flanked by pilasters with a
slip window on either side and pediment over, supported on brackets having
side portions over the slip windows, also semi-circular fanlight and door of
6 moulded panels. This is one of the best C18 houses in Cowes.

Listing NGR: SZ4953296163

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17555878

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Recommended Books

• 
  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)