Brookhill House — BALLYHOGE

Detached three-bay two-storey country house, extant 1840, on an L-shaped plan centred on (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico to ground floor; five-bay two-storey side (south) elevation. Vacant, 1901. In occasional use, 1911. Sold, 1921. Resold, 1937. Resold, 1976. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired rendered central chimney stacks having cut-granite stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered plinth with rendered monolithic pilasters to corners supporting rendered red brick header bond stepped cornice. Segmental-headed central door opening behind (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico on two cut-granite steps with cut-granite columns having responsive pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze on entablature below blocking course, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-four timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing nine-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; 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.