Survey Data
Reg No
50030158
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Ivy Lodge
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
319314, 236210
Date Recorded
06/10/2014
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having two-storey return and single-storey extension to rear (west). Pitched slate and artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having quoins to front. Square-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, replacement timber sliding sash to south and rear elevations. Round-headed door opening having petal fanlight and timber panelled door with carved brackets, and cut granite entrance platform. Front garden enclosed by cast-iron railings on cut granite plinth, with cast-iron gates.
Appraisal
This house presents a relatively intact appearance. The decorative fanlight and moulded details add interest to the streetscape. The cast-iron garden railings contribute to the historic suburban character of the street. Castle Avenue was one of the earliest streets laid out in Clontarf, connecting Clontarf Castle with the seafront to the south. This terrace is among the earliest developments on the avenue. Mid-nineteenth-century maps depict associated outbuildings to the rear, now no longer extant.