Survey Data
Reg No
31815007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Presbytery/parochial/curate's house
In Use As
Presbytery/parochial/curate's house
Date
1900 - 1940
Coordinates
173036, 274430
Date Recorded
21/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery, built c.1920, with full-height canted bay to south-east surmounted by gable and extension to rear. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, corbels and timber eaves brackets with cast-iron rainwater goods and yellow brick chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with continuous sill course to first floor windows, string course and plinth. Pebbledashed walls to extension. Replacement uPVC windows with tooled stone sills. Replacement uPVC door, overlight and sidelights, approached by a number of tooled limestone steps. House set back from road on elevated site. Bounded to front by random coursed stone wall. Cut stone piers to front and rear of house. Cast-iron gates to front and side of house.
Appraisal
The presbytery is one of the more substantial residences in Ballintober. Decorative features such as corbels, eaves brackets, the finely-tooled limestone sills and the canted bay, enrich the house's façade. The site is further enhanced by a set of well-carved gate piers and gates.