Albert Barracks, Osborne Estate is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1979. Toy earthwork fort.
Albert Barracks, Osborne Estate
- WRENN ID
- veiled-mantel-furze
- 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
- Toy earthwork fort
- Address
- Albert Barracks, Osborne Estate, Whippingham Road, East Cowes
- OS grid reference
- SZ 525 947
- Coordinates
- 50.75001, -1.25622
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Albert Barracks, located on the Osborne Estate, dates from around 1860. This unique structure is a toy earthwork fort that was built by Queen Victoria's children, who even made the bricks themselves. The fort has an L-shaped design and is constructed from red and yellow bricks, with some black bricks incorporated. It features a cemented roof and is listed for its historical interest.
Local climate
Albert Barracks, Osborne Estate 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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