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coastguard station — Bull Island

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coastguard station — Bull Island
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What is recorded here

Terrace of five single-bay two-storey coastguard houses, built c. 1840, now in private residential use. Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and clay pots, carved timber eaves brackets, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls, snecked squared limestone walls to rear (north-west) elevation, red brick quoins. Square-headed window openings having replacement windows throughout, red brick block-and-start surrounds to openings to rear, limestone platband forming continuous sill course to front (south-east) and south-west elevations. Recent sea scouts' building adjoining northeast elevation. Rubble limestone wall to front, with timber battened gate and limestone steps. Set back from northwest of promenade on Bull Wall.

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