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Detached four-bay single-storey house, built c.1820, having extensions to rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with render sills, one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to west gable and replacement timber casement windows to remaining openings. Square-headed door openings to rear with glazed timber door. Fronts directly onto square.

Wellington Square has a surprising military history. The terrace which now makes up 5-9 Wellington Square was originally a magazine that was associated with the Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills, located several miles west of the city. Its original function remains apparent in the blast wall which forms the extremely thick rear wall. It was this magazine which gave Magazine Road its name. The magazine was substantially remodelled in the first decades of the nineteenth century as housing for army officers and additional housing was constructed on the site at the time. Its historical associations, pleasing square-plan layout and architectural styles make this an interest group. This house is set at the entrance, and though very different in form and plan, it forms an integral part of the scheme. .