Borleagh House — BORLEAGH DEMESNE

Detached five-bay two-storey double-pile over basement country house, under construction 1840, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; three-bay full-height rear (west) elevation. Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1963. Resold, 1972. Resold, 1986. "Restored", 1995. Resold, 1996. For sale, 2003. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan abutting hipped slate roof (west) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks on axis with ridge having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on overhanging timber boarded eaves having timber consoles. Part creeper- or ivy-covered fine roughcast walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on fine roughcast base. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings ("cheeks") with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (west) elevation centred on round-headed window opening (top floor), cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows centred on six-over-six timber sash window having fanlight. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule; square-headed door opening into hall with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, Ionic columnar screen, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on plasterwork ceiling rose; drawing room (south) 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, camber- or segmental-headed niches centred on cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on plasterwork ceiling rose; drawing room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, camber- or segmental-headed niches centred on cut-black marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on plasterwork 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. Set in landscaped grounds.