Survey Data
Reg No
15318022
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Middleton House
Original Use
Stables
In Use As
Stables
Date
1845 - 1855
Coordinates
235084, 243404
Date Recorded
28/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Complex of single and two-storey outbuildings and a stable complex arranged around two courtyards to the north of Middleton Park House (15318019), built c.1850. Now partially in use as a private house and private stables. Hipped natural slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut stone bellcote to north end of main stable block. Modern rendered chimneystacks and modern rooflights over sections converted to dwellings. Rubble limestone walls with roughly dressed (flush) limestone quoins and with flush cut limestone block-and-start surrounds or yellow brick dressings to the openings. Square-headed window and door openings now mostly with replacement fittings. Segmental-headed carriage arches with cut stone or brick voussoirs, a number now infilled with modern window and door fittings. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the southeast of Castletown Geoghegan.
Appraisal
A substantial complex of outbuildings and stables formerly associated with Middleton Park House (15318019), which retain much of their early form and character despite some recent alterations to accommodate new uses. This complex is well-built using local limestone and retains much of its early fabric, including natural slate roofs, a cut stone bellcote and dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds to a number of the openings. It is a pleasant surprise to find these buildings so intact as many similar complexes throughout the country have been significantly altered to accommodate modern farm machinery etc. This complex provides an interesting historical insight into the extensive resources required to run and maintain a country house and estate during the nineteenth century. It forms part of an important group of related structures associated with Middleton Park House (15318019) and is a worthy addition to the built heritage of the local area.