Newtownbarry House — Bunclody

Detached five-bay (five-bay deep) two-storey country house, built 1863-9, on an L-shaped plan off-centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor abutting two-bay two-storey projecting end bay; eight-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Hipped slate roof on an E-shaped plan centred on lantern with clay ridge tiles, granite ashlar chimney stacks on granite ashlar chamfered plinths having cut-granite capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite thumbnail beaded cornice retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked rock faced granite walls on cut-granite chamfered plinth with cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Round-headed off-central door opening with cut-granite step threshold, timber doorcase with engaged Corinthian colonettes on pedestals on cut-granite padstones supporting cornice on roundel-detailed frieze on entablature, and rendered surround framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with lichen-spotted cut-granite sill course, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sill course on fluted scroll consoles, and cut-granite surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): off-central entrance hall retaining encaustic tiled floor, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; square-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors; top-lit double-height staircase hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, timber panelled staircase with trefoil-detailed open work balustrade supporting carved timber banister terminating in lamp-topped timber newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and Tuscan columnar screen supporting coffered segmental vaulted ceiling on dentilated plasterwork cornice on blind frieze on entablature; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.