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Sorrento

A Grade II Listed Building in Ryde, Isle of Wight

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7308 / 50°43'51"N

Longitude: -1.1536 / 1°9'12"W

OS Eastings: 459832

OS Northings: 92700

OS Grid: SZ598927

Mapcode National: GBR 9CN.34X

Mapcode Global: FRA 87G4.Y44

Plus Code: 9C2WPRJW+8H

Entry Name: Sorrento

Listing Date: 18 May 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1238599

English Heritage Legacy ID: 416153

ID on this website: 101238599

Location: St John's Park, Isle of Wight, PO33

County: Isle of Wight

Civil Parish: Ryde

Built-Up Area: Ryde

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Isle of Wight

Church of England Parish: Oakfield St John

Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth

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Description


THE STRAND
1.
1577
(North Side)
No 11
(Sorrento)
SZ 5992 3/325

II GV

2.
Circa 1830/40, villa. Two storeys and basement cement rendered, plinth
and flanking pilasters with incised Greek key panels. Three storey rendered
square tower adjoining to West. Low pitch hipped slate roofs to main
block and tower, projecting eaves (bracketed on tower) with lion heads
studding guttering. Moulded band between storeys. Four windows including
tower, recessed, sash, no glazing bars, architrave surrounds, block
sills. Central porch with incised pilasters. Flight of steps with
parapets. The steps and front of porch are glazed in, the entrance at
their foot gabled with dentils and brackets.

North Esplanade front: similar to that facing Strand but with mid C19 bay of
three lights, sashes, chamfered pilasters, frieze and cornice, to East.
Cast iron steps on plain iron columns leading down from side of bay to
garden. Basement windows retain glazing bars.

Nos 1 to 7 (consec) and Nos 9 to 20 (consec) form a group.


Listing NGR: SZ5983292700

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