Survey Data
Reg No
22903407
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
204740, 90910
Date Recorded
25/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay single-storey thatched cottage, c.1860, retaining early fenestration. Renovated, c.1960. Undergoing renovation, 2003. Pitched roof with reed thatch having rendered squat chimney stacks. Painted replacement rendered walls, c.1960. Square-headed window openings with replacement concrete sills, c.1960, and 2/2 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. Set back from line of road in own grounds with boundary wall to forecourt having painted rendered piers with hoop iron gate.
Appraisal
An appealing cottage of modest appearance, which retains most of its original form and character, together with important early salient features and materials. The long, low massing and the thatched roof identify the cottage as an important element of the vernacular tradition in County Waterford.