Walls and Balustrading to Terrace, Alcove, Statues and 2 Fountains to Osborne House is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1979. Terrace, fountains. 5 related planning applications.
Walls and Balustrading to Terrace, Alcove, Statues and 2 Fountains to Osborne House
- WRENN ID
- eastward-gargoyle-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1979
- Type
- Terrace, fountains
- Address
- Walls and Balustrading to Terrace, Alcove, Statues and 2 Fountains to Osborne House, Whippingham Road, East Cowes, PO32 6JX
- OS grid reference
- SZ 516 948
- Coordinates
- 50.75092, -1.269
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walls and balustrading to the terraces, alcove, statues, and two fountains at Osborne House were constructed between 1847 and 1853. These stone terraces feature balustrades that enclose a semi-circular alcove topped with a shell roof. The design includes bay and dolphin medallions, a band of shells, and a wooden seat supported by six cast iron dolphins. Among the various statues are the Venus and Andromeda fountains, designed by Professor Gruner, with the Andromeda statue created by John Bell, which was acquired from the Exhibition of 1851.
Local climate
Walls and Balustrading to Terrace, Alcove, Statues and 2 Fountains to 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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