Survey Data
Reg No
14933006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Clonyhurk
Original Use
Farm house
In Use As
Farm house
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
248862, 211708
Date Recorded
08/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement farmhouse, built c.1800, with two-bay extension to rear. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening with spoked fanlight and timber panelled door and accessed up four limestone steps flanked by plinth wall. Walled garden to rear of house. Two-storey outbuildings in yard to north of house, c.1840, with pitched slate roofs, random coursed limestone walls and yellow brick dressing to openings. Yard enclosed by random coursed wall and accessed through segmental-headed arched opening. Decorative cast-iron double entrance gates flanked by railings on a limestone plinth wall and terminating in limestone piers.
Appraisal
Located off the road and amongst its own grounds, Clonyhurk House faces east with views of to the nearby Cush Wood. The substantial farmhouse has a simple symmetrical façade. Although many original features have been replaced, the house retains its character. The tall narrow round-headed door opening accessed up limestone steps appears too slender and it is possible it is missing its surround. The long range of two-storey outbuildings to the north of the house and the walled garden enhance the setting of the house and contribute to its architectural merit.