• WATERFRONT LOCATION +
• BALCONY WITH STUNNING SEA VIEWS +
• SITTING ROOM WITH UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS ACROSS THE HARBOUR +
• PERIOD PROPERTY +
• ROOF TERRACE +
• OFF ROAD PARKING FOR 2 CARS +

Occupying a prime waterfront position with stunning harbour and Solent views from all floors, a Grade II listed townhouse offering a wealth of period features and two parking spaces.

Slipway Cottage - Occupying a prime waterfront position with stunning harbour and Solent views from all floors, a Grade II listed townhouse offering a wealth of period features and two parking spaces.
This historic building has wonderful unobstructed sea views from both reception rooms, the principal bedroom, the balcony and the roof top terrace. Set over three floors with a wealth of original features and flexible accommodation there is a double bedroom and bathroom on each floor, a courtyard garden and parking for two cars and/or a RIB.

Slipway Cottage and adjacent Townshend House were built around 1775 by James Deacon as a single residence called Clontarf. Chauncey Hare Townshend, to whom Charles Dickens dedicated his novel Great Expectations, inherited it in the 1830s and it later became known as Townshend House. After Chauncey Hare Townshend died, the property passed into new ownership and by 1880 was divided into two homes – Townshend House and Slipway Cottage.

Slipway Cottage has not been on the open market since 1962. In 1979 it was Grade II listed. In 2010 renovation work was undertaken to the front wall of the house and in 2011 the work won an Isle of Wight Society conservation award.

Cowes is rich in nautical heritage and an international mecca for sailing, culminating in Cowes Week held in August each year. It has quick access to Southampton via the Red Jet as well as marinas and sailing clubs dotted along the waterfront. Within the High Street there are two supermarkets, many boutique shops, pubs and eateries. Historic Northwood House & Park hosts weddings, fairs, concerts and conferences and a lovely place to walk. The chain ferry links Cowes to East Cowes where the Red Funnel car and passenger ferry to the mainland is situated.

ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor:
Opening into a lobby that leads through to a reception/dining room with fireplace, part panelled walls and built in storage cupboards. Views across the front garden to the Harbour and Solent beyond. An inner hallway leads to a bathroom and ground floor double bedroom as well as a rear door to the courtyard garden. A useful utility area has space and plumbing for a washing machine and a further storage area.