Survey Data
Reg No
15702642
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Farm house
In Use As
Farm house
Date
1912 - 1922
Coordinates
299356, 138192
Date Recorded
08/01/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1922, on a rectangular plan with single-bay two-storey side elevations; three-bay single-storey lean-to return with half-dormer attic (east). Sold, 1978. Resold, 1990. Resold, 1992. Hipped slate roof extending into lean-to slate roof (east) centred on gablets to window openings to half-dormer attic, perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles extending into terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered "wallhead" chimney stacks to rear (east) elevation having concrete capping supporting terracotta octagonal pots, central rooflight to rear (east) pitch, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening in segmental-headed recess with timber mullions on cut-granite padstones supporting "Cavetto" cornice, and concealed dressings having concave reveals framing timber panelled door having sidelight below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, timber panelled staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newel, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; dining room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors. Set in landscaped grounds with cast-iron chamfered piers to perimeter having finial-topped capping supporting cast-iron double gates.
Appraisal
A farmhouse representing an integral component of the early twentieth-century domestic built heritage of the rural environs of Enniscorthy with the architectural value of the composition, one most likely repurposing an earlier house marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1840; published 1841), suggested by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on a restrained doorcase; and the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated tiered visual effect. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior where contemporary joinery; and sleek plasterwork refinements, all highlight the modest artistic potential of a farmhouse making a pleasing visual statement in a sylvan setting.