toll house — Leixlip

Detached three-bay two-storey over raised basement toll house, built 1754, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height gabled projecting breakfront. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), clay or terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having chamfered stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods with cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Repointed rubble limestone walls originally rendered with rough hewn limestone flush quoins to corners. "Venetian" door opening with limestone flagged threshold, and timber doorcase with panelled pilasters supporting archivolt framing timber panelled door having fanlight with sidelights on panelled risers. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and rendered lintels framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (basement) with cut-limestone sills, and rendered lintels framing three-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Road fronted.