Survey Data
Reg No
14807125
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
233171, 224291
Date Recorded
11/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, with attic and extension to north-east. Set within its own grounds with outbuildings to rear site. Half-hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with red brick plinth, string course and molded eaves course. Canted-bay window to south with uPVC windows. uPVC windows with limestone sills to all elevations. Round-headed door opening with red brick surround, replacement timber door and fanlight. Roughcast rendered outbuilding to rear site with tiled roof. Tooled limestone gate piers to front site.
Appraisal
Knockaulin is located on the road leading to Birr, is a striking domestic structure, which is situated in its own grounds. The half-hipped slate roof is possibly its most notable feature with the beautifully moulded red brick eaves course contrasting with the purple hue of slate. The brick detailing seen unifies all elevations and has been employed in the decoration of the eaves course, plinth and string courses and main door surround. Knockaulin differs in style from others within the locality and plays a positive role in the architectural heritage of Tullamore.