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Detached nine-bay two-storey over part-basement coastguard station, built 1875, comprising six-bay two-storey main block with single-bay two-storey advanced higher end bay to left (south-west) having single-bay single-storey lean-to box oriel window to first floor, two-bay two-storey over part-raised basement advanced end block to right (north-east) having three-bay two-storey side elevation to north-east, and group of three two-bay single-storey lean-to returns to north-west originally accommodating shared porches. Subsequently in multiple private residential use. Undergoing extensive renovation and reconstruction, 2003. Pitched and hipped roofs (pyramidal to higher end bay; lean-to to return porches) with replacement slate, 2003, clay ridge tiles (rolled lead ridge tiles to higher end bay having finial to apex), replacement cement rendered chimney stacks, 2003, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, 2003, on exposed eaves. Unpainted replacement fine roughcast walls, 2003, with red brick quoins to corners, and unpainted rendered surround to box oriel window having stepped consoles forming bartizan motif. Camber-headed window openings to front (south-east) and side (north-east) elevations with cut-stone flush sills, and red brick-block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed window openings to rear (north-west) elevation with cut-stone sills. Replacement 2/2 timber sash windows, 2003, to front (south-east) and to side (north-east) elevations with replacement 6/6 timber sash windows, 2003, to rear (north-west) elevation. Square-headed door openings to return porches with replacement timber panelled doors, 2003. Camber-headed door opening to side (north-east) elevation approached by flight of nine replacement concrete steps, 2003, with red brick block-and-start surround. Set back from road in own grounds on an elevated site with flights of steps to south-east in form of terraces, and random rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter having stone cobbled coping, and cut-granite piers.
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