Castlebridge House

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1814, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey double-pile lower central return (east). Sold, 1827. "Improved", 1858, producing present composition. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1978. Vacated, 2000. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof (east), clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted coping to gables, rendered "wallhead" central chimney stack (east) having rendered red brick capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered thumbnail beaded cornice retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes with cast-iron rainwater goods (east) on slate flagged red brick header bond eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on submerged cut-granite plinth. Elliptical-headed door opening approached by two cut-granite steps, timber mullions supporting timber transom, and concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing boarded-up two-over-two timber sash windows having overlights. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing boarded-up two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor anti-clockwise): hall retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and decorative plasterwork cornices to ceilings centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling roses in egg-and-dart-detailed frames; reception room (south-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; reception room (south) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (south-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; 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 overgrown grounds on a wedge-shaped site.