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Roestown House

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Roestown House
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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1850, incorporating fabric of eighteenth century building, remodelled and replacement fittings inserted, c. 1920. L-plan, returning four-bays to north, gable-fronted central breakfront to north elevation, two-storey lean-to return at angle of "L" and single-storey projecting bay to east elevation. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, projecting eaves, painted timber soffit, paired painted timber brackets, uPVC rainwater goods. Painted roughcast-rendered walling, smooth rendered base plinth, smooth rendered channelled quoined to corners. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, horizontal glazing bars; tripartite window to first floor west elevation, painted moulded rendered surround comprising flat panelled pilasters supporting frieze and cornice; paired painted timber sliding sash windows to first floor south elevation. Square-headed door opening within projecting painted smooth rendered porch flanked by square-headed sidelights having timber casement windows; painted timber glazed and panelled door. House set back from road in own grounds, surrounded by farmland, complex of stone outbuildings with pitched slate roofs to north-west, cast-iron gates to garden, south. House accessed to south, square-profile cast-iron gate piers, gabled caps, three-bay single-storey rendered brick gate lodge to south-east, now derelict.

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