The Old Deanery — Steeple Hill

Detached three-bay two-storey over part raised basement Church of Ireland deanery or glebe house, extant 1806, on a symmetrical plan; three-bay two-storey rear (west) elevation. "In lease", 1820. Hipped slate roof with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of ten drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Paired square-headed flanking window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; segmental-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing timber panelled door having fanlight; 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.