Survey Data
Reg No
20914725
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Lighthouse keeper's house
In Use As
House
Date
1895 - 1900
Coordinates
81528, 26161
Date Recorded
27/05/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Pair of semi-detached three- and four-bay two-storey former lighthouse keeper's houses with gable-fronted porches, built 1896. Now in use as private houses. Pitched slate roofs with central painted rendered chimneystack, coping and cast-iron rainwater goods. Carved bird finials to east porch. Painted rendered walls with rendered plinths, corbels, eaves courses and ventilation apertures. Square-headed openings having six-over-six and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with stone sills. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors.
Appraisal
These lighthouse keeper’s houses, constructed as part of a complex established for works on Fastnet Lighthouse, retain their original form and character. They are an essential component of the complex with their importance being reflected in their scale, symmetrical design and attention to detail. They make a positive and pleasing architectural contribution to Rock Island and are a physical reminder of the personnel involved in the manning of Fastnet Lighthouse.