Victoria and Albert Cottages, Whippingham

Victoria and Albert Cottages, Whippingham, Isle of Wight. 

Built for retired royal servants in 1880 by order of Queen Victoria. Symmetrical group of almshouses of one-storey and attics deep red brick with tiled roof.
Gables at different levels and pitch. Steeply pitched gable ended roof with some fishscale tiles. Dormers. Casement windows with leaded lights having hexagonal panes. Grouped varied gabled and pointed porches. Nos 1 and 8 have separate porches. Picturesque.