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Landsdown House — Castletown

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Landsdown House — Castletown
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Detached three-bay two-storey house over half-basement, dated 1779. Steep hipped roof with central valley, rendered chimneystacks and carved cornice. Slate-hung front façade with diamond-cut panels flanking first floor windows bearing date and initials, rendered elsewhere, with cut limestone quoins. Central bay has grouped openings comprising tall round-headed window to first floor and entrance doorway to ground, both flanked by detached side-lights. Venetian-style also to first floor of south gable. Timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor, nine-over-six to ground, with limestone sills,continuous to first floor central bay. Entrance doorcase with carved limestone surround and segmental pediment with scroll consoles, having square-headed opening with timber panelled door, approached by flight of limestone steps with cut limestone sweep walls. Courtyard of outbuildings to northeast.
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