Bishopwood

Bishopwood is an early 19th century Gothick cottage ornee, originally known as Blackbrook, located on the south side of The Avenue in Fareham. The building features a roughcast facade and a thatched roof with a wide overhang that is scalloped to create eyebrows above the first-floor windows. These windows are flanked by columns resembling rough tree trunks. The cottage is two storeys high and has six windows.

The south front includes three curved projections on both floors, with two of these containing large tripartite windows. The first-floor windows are Venetian, with one featuring a pointed centre light, while the ground floor has one window with three round-arched lights and another with three pointed lights. The remaining windows are sash windows.

On the north facade, pointed casements with Gothick glazing are present, and the ground floor windows resemble church windows with tracery. A large room was added to the ground floor on the north side, connected to the main house by a corridor and porch. Bishopwood serves as the residence of the Bishop of Portsmouth. The property, along with its gate piers and Blackbrook Lodge, forms a cohesive group.