Bawnboy House

The saved account records: Detached four-bay two-storey country house, built c.1790, with gabled single-storey porch in ground floor central fifth bay.

The saved account records: Two-storey wing to north, and two-storey addition to south gable.

The saved account records: Hipped slate roof with projecting eaves to front supported on paired square timber brackets, clay ridge tiles, ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystacks to gables and off-centre on ridge with decorative pots, replacement metal rainwater goods.

The saved account records: Remains of two-storey outbuildings, with pitched slate and metal roofs, rubble-stone walls with cut corner stones.

Bawnboy House matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A large and imposing Italianate style house with outbuildings, walled garden, and gate lodge, all set within mature parkland. The front elevation forms a balanced composition despite non-alignment of ground and first floor windows. A historic photograph shows the house clad in creeper, with the entrance porch having a flat roof, and stucco detailing. Although altered externally and now in a poor condition, the house retains notable interior features that add to its character and significance. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.