Survey Data
Reg No
12800871
Rating
National
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Emo Castle
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1785 - 1795
Coordinates
253837, 206556
Date Recorded
20/08/1997
Date Updated
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Description
Detached nine-bay two- and three-storey over basement neo-Classical country house, begun 1790, comprising two-storey central block with prostyle tetrastyle pedimented portico and three-storey advanced end bays. Designed by James Gandon (1742-1823). Renovated, 1832-3, with garden front and interior completed. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy (1791-1871). Renovated, 1857-61, with rotunda completed. Designed by William Francis Caldbeck (c.1824-72).