Survey Data
Reg No
14819172
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
206036, 204794
Date Recorded
02/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1860, formerly abutted by house to north. Fronting directly onto street. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with rendered chimneystacks. Smooth rendered plinth, pebbledashed walls and timber eaves course. Timber sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber door.
Appraisal
The corrugated roof and evidence of terracing on the side elevations suggests that this was formerly a thatched house. This type of vernacular house is becoming increasingly rare in an urban setting such as Birr.