Survey Data
Reg No
13402407
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Newtown Lodge
Original Use
Outbuilding
In Use As
Outbuilding
Date
1800 - 1880
Coordinates
226966, 263737
Date Recorded
17/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Complex of single- and two-storey outbuildings associated with Newtown House (13402403), built c. 1820 and c. 1870 arranged around a courtyard to the north of the main building. Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to south, built c. 1870, having pitched natural slate roof with brick chimneystack to west gable end. Roughcast rendered finish over random rubble walls with cut limestone eaves course. Square-headed window openings to north elevation with metal lattice windows and cut stone sills. Square-headed door openings to north elevation and at second floor level of west elevation, having sheet metal doors. Segmental-headed carriage–arch opening to south elevation, in grounds of house, having chamfered limestone voussoirs and surround, with prominent chamfered impost stones. Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to north of yard, built c. 1870, having exterior random rubble limestone staircase to southeast gable end having cut stone steps and cast-iron railings. Pitched natural slate roof with cut stone eaves course and with wrought-iron weather vane over gable apex to southeast. Random rubble limestone walls, partially rendered, with flush roughly dressed limestone quoins to corners. Clock face set in southeast gable apex having red brick surround. Square-headed window opening to northwest gable end with metal-framed casement window. Square-headed door openings with sheet metal doors. Open single-storey outbuilding, c. 1820, to west of yard having pitch corrugated-metal roof with raised rendered verges, pebbledashed walls, and square-headed openings. Random rubble boundary walls to east (road-frontage) and to northeast of site, formerly walls of outbuildings. Gateway to the east comprising a pair of wrought-iron flat bar gates. Rubble limestone boundary walls and wrought-iron gates to site. Modern barrel-vaulted barn to the northwest. Located to the north of Newtown House (13402403) and to the east of Legan.
Appraisal
This well-maintained complex of outbuildings forms part of an interesting pair of related sites with Newtown House (13402403). These outbuildings retain their early form, character and much of their early fabric including leaded windows and natural slate roof. This complex was originally constructed at the start of the nineteenth century (Ordnance Survey first edition six-inch map 1838) but the two most impressive surviving outbuildings (ranges to the north and the south sides of yard) date to the mid-to-late nineteenth century. These outbuildings retain a number of interesting features including a clockface and cast-iron railings to the exterior flight of steps to the range to the north; while the carriage arch to the south elevation of the range to the south is particularly well-executed in high quality dressed limestone with prominent impost course. This carriage arch is located adjacent to the house, in shared grounds, and was obviously constructed to impresses visitors to the main house. The scale of these outbuildings provides an interesting historical insight into the resources needed to run and maintain a middle-sized landholding in Ireland during the mid-to-late nineteenth century, and indicates that this was a prosperous farm at the time of construction. The simple wrought-iron gates and rubble stone walls to site add to the setting and complete this interesting composition.