Survey Data
Reg No
20818018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Almshouse
In Use As
Almshouse
Date
1775 - 1780
Coordinates
181332, 113134
Date Recorded
03/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1777, as part of scheme of almshouses, easternmost bay being shared with neighbouring property and having blind window opening to first floor and round-headed niche to ground floor, latter having limestone keystone, plinths and sill. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta chimney pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered coursed limestone walls. Camber-headed window openings with replacement uPVC windows, all having limestone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight, block-and-start brick surround and limestone steps over area. Rendered boundary wall with limestone coping.
Appraisal
Kingston College was built by the Earl of Kingston for the "poor Gentlemen and Gentlewomen members of the Church of Ireland," with tenants of the estate having priority. This house shares a bay with its neighbour, the bay in question having two classically-arranged blind openings, a feature echoed in similar locations elsewhere in the group. The retention of its timber panelled door enhances this building's historic character.