Survey Data
Reg No
15401206
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Previous Name
Portnashangan Rectory
Original Use
Rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house
In Use As
House
Date
1820 - 1830
Coordinates
243218, 259509
Date Recorded
20/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house rectory, built c.1826. Now in use as a private dwelling. Shallow hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and a central cut stone chimneystack placed parallel to façade. Constructed of coursed cut limestone with square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and cut stone sills. Central square-headed doorcase with timber door with overlight and canopy supported on brackets above. Set well back from the road in extensive mature grounds. Associated church, St. Mary's (15401215), located to the southwest (2kms).
Appraisal
A polished early nineteenth-century rectory of balanced proportions. It is well-built using almost ashlar quality cut limestone and retains its early form, character and fabric. This elegant structure was probably built to designs by James Hargraves, who was responsible for the designs of the associated church, St. Mary's (15401215), which is located about 2 kilometres to the southeast of this building. Lewis (1837) records that this rectory was erected in 1826, at an expense of £784, of which £184 was a loan and £415, a gift from the Board of First Fruits. The remaining £184 was a gift from J. Gibbons, Esq., of Ballynegall House (15401212), which lies in ruins to the southeast of this handsome rectory. The gates and outbuildings add to the setting and complete this composition.