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Carrownacon House

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Carrownacon House
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Detached five-bay two-storey over part raised basement farmhouse, built 1740, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay full-height side elevations. Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Renovated, ----. Hipped slate roof with pressed iron ridges, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having cut-limestone stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining some cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls on battered base with rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of nine repointed cut-limestone steps with cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on triple keystone framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (basement) with cut-limestone sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows behind cast-iron bars. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central hall on a square plan retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; staircase hall (west) on a square plan; reception room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters; reception room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters; 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 with cast-iron piers to perimeter having capping supporting spear head-detailed cast-iron double gates.

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