almshouse

Terraced three-bay two-storey house over basement, built 1777, as part of scheme of almshouses. Westernmost bay shared with neighbouring property and has blind window opening to first floor and round-headed red brick niche to ground floor with limestone keystone, imposts and sill. Easternmost bay shared with property to east. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta chimney pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered coursed limestone walls. Camber-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor and basement and nine-over-six pane to ground floor, all having limestone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Replacement timber casement window to basement with limestone sill. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight, brick block-and-start surround and limestone step over area with rendered parapets having dressed limestone copings. Rendered boundary wall with limestone coping.

Kingston College was built by the Earl of Kingston for the "poor Gentlemen and Gentlewomen members of the Church of Ireland," with tenants of the estate having priority. This house shares a bay with each of its neighbour, the west bay having two classically-arranged blind openings, a feature echoed in similar locations elsewhere in the group. The retention of its timber panelled door enhances this building's historic character.