Osborne Cottage Greenhouse, Covered Way To North, And Summerhouse

Osborne Cottage, with its associated greenhouse, covered way, and summerhouse, was constructed between 1856 and 1857. It served as a residence for Princess Beatrice and her husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg, who at the time held the position of Governor of the Isle of Wight. The main block is a two-story structure, accompanied by a single-story wing with an attic, extending in an L-shape to the south. The building is primarily constructed of stock brick, accented with red brick banding and chequerwork detailing. The west front features three gables, while the north and south sides each have one. The roofs are steeply pitched and tiled, with wooden bracketed rectangular bay windows on the first floor, featuring casement lights. The ground floor incorporates canted bay windows with central French casements. The south wing presents two projecting gabled bays, with first-floor windows mirroring those on the main block but using lattice glazing for the casements. Tall brick chimney stacks are present throughout. The north front of the main block boasts a two-story rectangular bay window in brick, topped by a wooden verandah running across the ground floor.

Adjoining the north front, to the east, is a greenhouse with three bays arranged on a square plan. It features slender cast iron colonettes ascending to three-quarter height, with each bay composed of six vertical rectangular panes and a fanlight above, incorporating circles within the spandrels. A central projection to the west is topped with iron cresting. A hipped glazed roof includes an upper stage and iron corner finials. A covered passageway connects the greenhouse to the north and was originally designed to link with Albert Cottage, providing sheltered access. The current section belonging to Osborne Cottage extends to the summerhouse or pavilion, also part of the property. The passageway is constructed with rendered brick walls, a plinth, cornice, and blocking course, articulated by piers. Alternate bays feature three-light, lozenge-glazed casements.

The octagonal summerhouse or pavilion is also rendered, featuring a pyramidal slate roof. Inside the main house, the dining room displays thin Neo-Classical plasterwork on the ceiling and wall panels. A cantilevered staircase wraps around a full-height well, lit by a lantern with a plaster dome, and is fitted with scrolled iron balusters. An open three-bay gallery with fluted square section piers overlooks one side of the well on the first floor landing. An elaborate scrolled newel at the foot of the stairs supports an ornate brass lamp.