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Piperstown House

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Piperstown House
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Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1842. Rectangular-plan, two-storey return to west. Hipped slate roof, partially hidden by rendered parapet, lead flashing to ridges, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, clay pots. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, dressed limestone ashlar V-jointed quoins, cornice and coping to parapet. Square-headed window openings, dressed limestone sills, painted timber six-over-six and three-over-six (second floor and basement) sliding sash windows, wrought-iron guards to basement. Square-headed door opening, block-and-start dressed limestone surround, leaded stained glass overlight, dressed limestone cornice, painted timber three-panel double doors, limestone steps bridging basement, cast-iron railings, cast-iron boot scraper. Set in own grounds; two-storey random rubble stone outbuildings c. 1850 to west, ranged around farmyard, hipped slate roofs, dressed limestone quoins, round-headed entrance arch at north side; rubble masonry boundary walls; gravel avenue to south-east; entrance to south-east, limestone ashlar gate piers, pyramidal capstones.

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