Survey Data
Reg No
20853016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
177120, 66293
Date Recorded
26/03/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Semi-detached single-bay two-storey over basement with dormer attic house, built c.1850, having two-storey hipped roof canted bay window to front (south-east) and two-storey pitched roof wing to side (north-east). Various recent extensions including lean-to conservatory and pitched and hipped roofed extensions to side. Rendered walls with stepped plinth throughout, having buttresses to side elevation. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystack, gabled dormer window, timber clad overhanging eaves with corbels and cast-iron rainwater goods. Square-headed window openings to canted bay with render sills and uPVC casement windows. Pointed arch window opening with render sill to gabled dormer having uPVC casement window. Semi-circular window opening to gable of side elevation having uPVC casement window. Square-headed window openings with render sills to rear elevation, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash and timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings with render sills to later extensions, having bipartite timber-framed window to side elevation with five-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with pointed arch tracery. Square-headed door opening to two-storey addition, having glazed timber door. Rendered boundary wall to front with red brick square-profile gate piers and wrought-iron gate. Rendered boundary wall to rear having square-profile gate piers and wrought-iron gate.
Appraisal
Part of a series of seven pairs of houses set along the main street overlooking the harbour, these semi-detached houses form an integral part of Monkstown's character. They were built to accommodate the permanent and temporary residents who came to the recently established resort town for sea bathing, taking the air and healthy living, which grew in popularity throughout the nineteenth century. The canted bay window, gabled dormer window and oversailing eaves are typical features of the time, and represent the height of contemporary architectural fashion.