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Dunfanaghy Church of Ireland Rectory

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Dunfanaghy Church of Ireland Rectory
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Detached three-bay two-storey Church of Ireland rectory (on complex-plan), built c. 1880, having projecting gables to the north-east, south-west and north-west elevations, advanced gabled-fronted bay to the north-west end of the front elevation (north) having main doorway to the east elevation and with two-bay single-storey flat-roofed box bay window to the north, single-bay canted bay window to the east side elevation, two-storey return to the south-west, and with later single-storey additions to the south-west. Pitched artificial slate roof (clipped gables\half-hipped roofs to north-west and south-east) having exposed rafter ends, replacement rainwater goods, painted decorative timber bargeboards, and with two rendered chimneystacks with flat copings and decorative clay-ware pots. Decorative timber detailing to some gables. Half-dormer openings to the west and to the north elevations having pitched artificial slate roofs over. Flat roof to box bay window having moulded parapet; hipped artificial slate roof to canted bay. Roughcast rendered walls having chamfered red brick plinth course, flush red brick block-and-start quoins to the corners, and with flush red brick stringcourses. Plain roughcast rendered walls to the west. Red brick quoins to box bay entrance porch; smooth rendered finish to canted bay. Segmental-headed window openings having red brick block-and-start surrounds, red brick voussoirs, red brick hoodmouldings over some first floor openings, concrete sills, and with replacement windows. Shallow segmental-headed doorway to the east side of advanced gable-fronted bay to the north having red brick surrounds and voussoirs, and with timber panelled door with bolection mouldings. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the west of the centre of Dunfanaghy, and adjacent to the south of associated Church of Ireland church (see 40807010). Gardens to the north and east of site. Enclosed courtyard to the rear (west) having roughcast rendered boundary wall with red brick coping over; gateway to the north of yard having a pair of red brick gate piers (on square-plan), and with battened timber gates. Detached two-bay two-storey outbuilding to the west side of yard having pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, roughcast rendered walls to the east with red brick block-and-start quoins to the corners, exposed coursed rubble stone walls to the north gable end with red brick block-and-start quoins to the corners, square-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and timber louvered fittings, square-headed doorways to the west elevation having red brick surrounds and battened timber fittings, shallow segmental-headed loading bay to the north elevation at first floor level having red brick block-and-start surround with hoodmoulding and battened timber door, and with square-headed carriage-arch at ground floor level to the north elevation having battened timber double-doors. Site bounded along road-frontage to the north by rubble stone boundary wall with rubble stone coping over. Gateway to the north-east of site comprising a pair of decorative cast-iron gate posts (on circular-plan), and with a pair of hooped wrought-iron gates.

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