Clifden House

Detached three-bay two-storey over part-raised basement Classical-style country house, c.1750, on a H-shaped plan comprising single-bay two-storey recessed central entrance bay having (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle pedimented portico to ground floor, and single-bay two-storey projecting flanking end bays having two-bay two-storey side elevations forming single-bay two-storey returns to west. Refenestrated. Undergoing extensive renovation, 2004-5. Hipped roof on a H-shaped plan (lean-to to portico behind blocking course) with replacement Bangor slate, 2004-5, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and rainwater goods undergoing replacement, 2004-5, on cut-limestone eaves having iron brackets. Unpainted roughcast walls on unpainted rendered base with tooled cut-limestone quoins to corners, and carved cut-limestone course supporting cut-limestone band to eaves. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and replacement six-over-six timber sash windows, 2004-5, superseding replacement uPVC casement windows having some one-over-one and two-over-two timber sash windows to side (south) elevation. Square-headed door opening under prostyle tetrastyle Tuscan portico approached by flight of nine cut-limestone steps (with cut-limestone columns supporting carved entablature, frieze having central panel, and carved surround to pediment having blocking course to parapet) with cut-limestone block-and-start surround having entablature over, and timber panelled door. Square-headed door opening to rear (east) elevation approached by flight of nine cut-limestone steps with replacement glazed uPVC panelled door. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds.