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Longford House — LONGFORD (LONGFORD BY)

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Longford House — LONGFORD (LONGFORD BY)
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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, with lower four-bay two-storey return to rear elevation, single-bay two-storey flat-roof addition recessed to south-west gable, and twentieth-century porch to front (south-east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with centrally placed pair of red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls, roughcast rendered walls to rear elevation and return. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, having timber sliding sash windows, triple one-over-one pane to ground floor of front elevation with slightly cambered heads colonettes to mullions, two-over-two pane to first floor front and rear elevations of house, first floor of return and ground floor of south-west gable of house, and six-over-six pane to ground floor of return. Spearheaded wrought-iron bars to return. Some replacement timber windows to rear elevation of house. Porch conceals round-headed opening with timber door and fanlight. Yard to rear of house having multiple-bay two-storey and single-storey outbuildings with pitched slate roofs, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings with stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, louvred openings and timber battened doors. Multiple-bay single-storey range with lean-to slate roof, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings, abutting walled garden with rubble stone walls to south-west of house. Large circular field to north-west.

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