Survey Data
Reg No
20818033
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Almshouse
In Use As
Almshouse
Date
1775 - 1780
Coordinates
181460, 113106
Date Recorded
03/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced single-bay two-storey house over basement, built 1777, as part of scheme of almshouses. Pitched slate roof with dressed limestone eaves course, rendered chimneystacks, terracotta chimney pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered coursed limestone walls. Camber-headed window opening to first floor with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window, having limestone sills and red brick block-and-start surround. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight, brick block-and-start surround and limestone step over area with rendered parapet having dressed limestone coping. Rendered boundary wall with dressed limestone coping and cast-iron railings.
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 is situated in a corner of the square and unusually only presents one bay to the main elevation. The retention of the timber panelled door and fanlight, as well as its cast-iron railings, enhances the historic character of this building.