Survey Data
Reg No
13620002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1810 - 1850
Coordinates
310221, 275602
Date Recorded
22/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Semi-detached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1830, as a pair with house to south-west. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, brick corbelled chimneystacks, stone verge coping to east gable, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted moulded smooth rendered architraves to south elevation, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash to ground floor, six-over-six sliding sash windows to first floor, three-over-six sliding sash windows to second floor, south and east elevations. Square-headed door opening, painted stone surround, chamfered reveals and soffit, prominent keystone, plain-glazed overlight, timber glazed door. House set back slightly from street, front site bounded by painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined wall to south, accessed through wrought-iron gate, square-profile gate piers, pyramidal capping stones.
Appraisal
This attractive townhouse retains its original restrained composition and form which is heightened by the retention of early sliding sash windows, unpainted rendered finish and simple painted stone door surround. Built as one a pair, with its neighbour to the south-west, this house makes a positive contribution to the streetscape and an attractive addition to the varied architectural heritage of Drogheda.