Monksgrange House — GRANGE DEMESNE

Detached five-bay three-storey double-pile over part raised basement country house, dated 1769, on a neo-Palladian plan with three-bay single-storey wings abutting single-bay two-storey "pavilions" on square plans. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof, clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted coping to gables with slate hung chimney stacks to apexes having cut-granite corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, slightly sprocketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice with cast-iron downpipes. Fine roughcast walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on fine roughcast base with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Round-headed central door opening approached by flight of six bull nose-detailed cut-granite steps between wrought iron railings, cut-granite lugged doorcase with ogee-detailed open bed pediment on fluted consoles framing nailed timber panelled door having fanlight. Pair of round-headed niches centred on square-headed central window opening (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite monolithic surround framing six-over-six timber sash window. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite monolithic surrounds framing three-over-six (basement), one-over-one (ground floor), six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds including "haha" with part creeper- or ivy-covered wall having lichen-spotted cut-granite "saddleback" coping.