Survey Data
Reg No
15701108
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Farm Hill
Original Use
Farm house
In Use As
Farm house
Date
1700 - 1814
Coordinates
313525, 157303
Date Recorded
08/07/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three- or five-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1814, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; four-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Extended, pre-1901, producing present composition. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1945. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in red brick Running bond (east) or rendered (west) chimney stacks having corbelled stepped stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed central window opening (ground floor) with cut-granite sill, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash window having one-over-one sidelights. Square-headed opposing door openings with cut-granite thresholds, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled doors. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing eight-over-eight timber sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Paired square-headed window openings (first floor) centred on square-headed window opening with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.
Appraisal
A farmhouse representing an important component of the domestic built heritage of north County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition confirmed by such attributes as the deliberate alignment maximising on scenic vistas overlooking gently rolling grounds; the rectilinear plan form centred on a restrained doorcase demonstrating good quality workmanship, albeit one largely concealed behind an expressed porch; the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated tiered visual effect with the principal "apartments" or reception rooms defined by tripartite glazing patterns; and the high pitched roofline: meanwhile, aspects of the composition clearly illustrate the continued development of the farmhouse in the later nineteenth century. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior, thus upholding the character or integrity of the composition. Furthermore, adjacent outbuildings (extant 1904); a walled garden (extant 1839); and a nearby gate lodge (see 15701109), all continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a self-contained estate having historic connections with the Moore family including Ponsonby Arthur Moore (d. 1871) of London (The Dublin Almanac 1845, 280); and the Hanstock family including Dain Hanstock (1855-1928), 'Farmer' (NA 1911).