Survey Data
Reg No
15608007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Carrigruadh
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1912 - 1926
Coordinates
303503, 121213
Date Recorded
05/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1926, on a rectangular plan with three-bay two-storey rear (north) elevation. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped gabled slate roof, terracotta ridge tiles with terracotta "swan neck" finials to apexes, red brick Flemish bond chimney stacks having "Cavetto" stringcourses below cornice capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on "Cavetto"-detailed red brick header bond thumbnail beaded cornice retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Red brick Flemish bond walls (ground floor) on red brick header bond chamfered cushion course on rendered plinth with red brick Running bond stringcourse; roughcast surface finish (first floor) with red brick flush quoins to corners. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening approached by two cut-granite steps, red brick voussoirs with red brick header bond hood moulding framing replacement uPVC panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window opening (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and red brick voussoirs with red brick header bond hood moulding framing replacement uPVC casement window. Camber-headed (ground floor) or square-headed (first floor) window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick voussoirs framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Set in landscaped grounds.
Appraisal
A house erected by the Hanrahans of Cullentra (Rowe and Scallan 2004, 303) representing an integral component of the early twentieth-century domestic built heritage of the suburban outskirts of Wexford with the architectural value of the composition suggested by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on an elegant doorcase; the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression with the principal "apartments" defined by Classically-detailed polygonal bay windows; and the high pitched roofline. 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: however, the introduction of replacement fittings to the openings has not had a beneficial impact on the character or integrity of a house having historic connections with Thomas David "T.D." Sinnott (1893-1965) who was arrested for his participation in the 1916 Rising in Enniscorthy and was later first County Manager for County Wexford (fl. 1942-53).