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worker's house — Ardagh

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worker's house — Ardagh
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Detached four-bay single-storey former estate worker's house, built c. 1863, with advanced gabled bay to the west end of the main façade (south) and gabled porch offset to the centre. Now in use as private house. Late-twentieth century lean-to extension to rear (north). Pitched slate roofs with three decorative red brick chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, and scalloped pierced bargeboards to the gables. Snecked rock-faced sandstone walls over limestone plinth with dressed limestone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds with carved detail to lintels, stone sills, and metal frame windows with pivoting panes. Pointed segmental-arch entrance opening, having dressed limestone block-and-start surround and timber battened door. Accessed via stone step. Landscaped gardens to front and west, with snecked rock faced limestone boundary wall with chamfered dressed limestone coping and wrought-iron gate. Yard to rear, with outbuildings having hipped and pitched slate roofs, cast-iron rainwater goods, snecked stone walls, and square-headed openings. Snecked rock-faced stone boundary wall to rear. Located to the west of the centre of Ardagh.

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