Boyne Villa, house in County Louth

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Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840. L-plan. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick stone corbelled chimneystacks, clay pots, stone verge coping to east gable, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to south and west elevations, unpainted to east elevation, smooth rendered block-and-start quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted tooled stone sills, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows to ground floor, three-over-six to first floor. Square-headed door opening to centre of south elevation, painted moulded smooth rendered surround, painted keystone with leaf motif moulding, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber glazed door, tooled stone steps to entrance. House set slightly back from street, front site bounded by smooth rendered ruled-and-lined wall, surmounted by stone coping, cast-iron railings to south-west section, square-headed door opening within wall gives access to site, painted timber vertically-sheeted door.

This house has retained its fine proportions and symmetry which are heightened by the simple rendered detailing of block-and-start quoins and the restrained door surround. The retention of early sliding sash windows also adds to the architectural interest of the property which makes a positive addition to the streetscape and adds to the architectural heritage of Drogheda.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13620018

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