Hawthorn Lodge — Monaghan

The saved account records: Detached three-bay two-storey L-plan house, built c.1890, having projecting west end bay, porch recessed to re-entrant corner, and single-bay two-storey addition to middle bay of rear.

The saved account records: Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge-tiles, polychromatic chimneystacks with stepped copings and terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods, flat roofs to porch and to addition, with parapet to former and water tank to latter with metal sheeting.

The saved account records: Roughcast rendered walls with smooth-rendered plinth, smooth-rendered ruled-and-lined walls to porch, smooth-rendered block-and-start quoins to addition.

The saved account records: Set within own grounds with courtyard to rear enclosed by roughcast rendered wall with concrete coping.

Hawthorn Lodge — Monaghan matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The L-plan form of this house, and the recessed porch, provide its main interest. it is enhanced by the retention of its slated roof and timber sash windows and panelled door. The polychrome brick chimneys add colour and textural interest, and the house is pleasantly sited, with mature gardens. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.