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I'm fascinated with the waterfront Palaces of Venice and have it in my mind that one day I may complete the entire collection of canal...

This magnificent building is The Calendon in Cowes, now a guest house (the-caledon.co.uk), was once the home of Mr Alfred Fennings, a...

This elegant building once stood on the Parade (also called Victoria Parade) in Cowes. Often called the New Terrace on postcards, it...

Numbers 7, 9 and 11 Medina Road - how they looked 50 years ago (next to Lallows in Cowes). Numbers 7 on the left and 9 in the middle...

This stunning building is the West Cowes Sea Bathing Company. Sea water bathing was very popular in Victorian times, and to capture the...

This is marker pen sketch of the beautiful Rosetta Cottage, right on the seafront at Queen’s Road, Cowes. According to a leaflet Bricks...

This is Windsor House, Castle Road, Cowes. See history in the comments below. There were several Cowes houses known Windsor House in the...

This iconic Cowes building is Alexandra House, 19 Birmingham Road. Until quite recently it has been empty and boarded up. Still empty,...

Northwood House, and its 26 acres, was originally owned by London businessman George Ward and remained in the family for 5/6 generations...