Curraghmore — CURRAMORE

Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey double-pile over basement country house, extant 1858, on a square plan centred on single-bay full-height "bas-relief" breakfront; six-bay full-height rear (north) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1927. For sale, 1947. Disused, 1990. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges, rendered chimney stacks on axis with ridge having cut-limestone corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging cut-limestone monolithic cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed or snecked tooled cut-limestone walls to front (south) elevation on drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar base; coursed or snecked tooled limestone ashlar surface finish (breakfront) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone stepped buttresses supporting copper-covered cut-limestone monolithic cornice; fine roughcast snecked limestone walls (remainder) with concealed tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening in tripartite arrangement with cut-limestone step threshold, drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals framing timber panelled door having overlight with sidelights on panelled risers. Paired segmental-headed window openings in square-headed recess (first floor) with cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows having overlights. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sill courses, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining 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.