Two Water Towers and Latrines and Store Immediately South West of Former Stables at Osborne House is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 2003. Water tower, latrine, store.
Two Water Towers and Latrines and Store Immediately South West of Former Stables at Osborne House
- WRENN ID
- dim-basalt-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 2003
- Type
- Water tower, latrine, store
- Address
- Two Water Towers and Latrines and Store Immediately South West of Former Stables at Osborne House, Whippingham Road, East Cowes
- OS grid reference
- SZ 512 946
- Coordinates
- 50.74877, -1.27517
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two water towers, latrines, and a store are located immediately southwest of the former stables at Osborne House. These structures were built for the Royal Naval College, Osborne, with construction occurring in 1903, 1906-1907, and 1913, designed by Henry Nicholas Hawks, an architect from the Office of Works. They are made of pebbledash brick with red brick quoins and feature applied timber-framing, topped with plain tile hipped and gable-ended roofs.
The east water tower was constructed in 1903 and later extended to the south, where the latrine block was added in 1906-1907. The store to the west was also built during this time, and a second water tower was added in 1913, positioned between the store and the first water tower.
The exterior showcases a pair of tall, three-storey water towers with oversailing timber-framed superstructures. These are adorned with pebbledash panels on timber corbels or joist ends and feature hipped roofs, with the east tower topped by a finial and weathervane. The extension to the south forms an L-shaped plan, with a lean-to on the east side housing the latrine block. The small single-storey detached store building displays timber-framing in its gable end. The windows are casement style with glazing bars, and the doors are made of planks.
Inside, the latrine building retains its original fittings.
Local climate
Two Water Towers and Latrines and Store Immediately South West of Former Stables at Osborne House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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