Glebe House — Holycross

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland glebe house, built 1813, on an L-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; two-bay (east) or single-bay (west) two-storey side elevations. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging timber boarded eaves having timber consoles. Limewashed lime rendered walls. Segmental-headed central door opening in segmental-headed recess approached by two cut-limestone steps with concealed dressings framing glazed timber boarded double doors having fanlight. Segmental-headed door opening into glebe house with timber panelled pilaster mullions, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and 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 with roughcast piers to perimeter having lichen-spotted cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.