Rathmichael — Brides Glen Road

The saved account records: Detached three-bay two-storey Church of Ireland glebe house with dormer attic, built 1630, on a rectangular plan with pair of single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height returns (west).

The saved account records: Pitched slate roof centred on pair of hipped slate roofs (west), clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered, ruled and lined chimney stacks to apexes on L-shaped plans having capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, rooflights to front (west) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes.

The saved account records: Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns.

The saved account records: Paired square-headed window openings to gables to side elevations with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows.

Rathmichael — Brides Glen Road matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A glebe house representing an important component of the built heritage of south County Dublin with the architectural value of the composition, one allegedly dating back to the early seventeenth century [SMR DU026-114----], suggested by such attributes as the deliberate alignment maximising on scenic vistas overlooking rolling grounds; the compact plan form; the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression; and the high pitched roofline. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.