Rylstone House Hotel

SHANKLIN SZ5881 RYLSTONE GARDENS 1352-0/8/211 Rylstone House Hotel II

Hotel, formerly house. c1860 cottage ornee. Built of stone rubble with timber decorative treatment and roof mainly covered in fishscale tiles. 2 parallel ranges. 2 storeys, 3 windows. South-east elevation has off-central projecting gable with elaborate fretted bargeboards and pendants. 1st floor projects on stone corbels and moulded wooden bressumer and has applied diagonal framing and 4-light oriel window on brackets. Ground floor 4-light window with hood moulding. This is flanked by smaller gables with elaborate fretted bargeboards and pendants. 2-light casements with stone hood moulding. Ground floor has 5-light canted bays to sides and off-central 2-centred arched doorway under gable with elaborate fretted surround. Late C19 wood and glazed conservatory to right-hand side. Roof and gables have crested ridge tiles and there are 4 clusters of elaborate terracotta moulded chimneystacks. South-west elevation has small gable with applied timber-framing. North-east elevation has 2 gables, some pointed--lancets and the returned verandah. The north-west elevation has end gables with elaborate bargeboards and a small central hipped bay. Carved bressumer the whole length. 4 windows, including 2 oriels on 1st floor and 2 bays on ground floor. Interior has a fine staircase with scrolled tread ends and 2 turned balusters to each tread and 4-panelled doors with elaborate carving. Stylistically similar to Chine Lodge (see item 8/214) .

Listing NGR: SZ5840781010