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The Ark — Quay Street

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The Ark — Quay Street
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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1836, having attic level and with later single-bay single-storey extension to north-east (c. 1900) having bowed window to front (south) and castellated parapet over; single-bay two-storey return to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with smooth rendered chimneystacks to ridge and to east gable end having cornice coping and polygonal pots over, and with cast-iron rainwater-goods. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course, and with articulated smooth rendered block-and-start quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered surrounds incorporating keystone detail over, painted stone sills, and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level and six-over-nine pane horned timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level; one-over-one horned timber sliding sash window, one-over-one margined horned timber sliding sash with margin glazing bars, and replacement windows to south-west gable; six-over-three pane horned timber sliding sash windows to attic; one-over-one pained horned timber sliding sash window to north-east elevation of extension. Segmental-headed door opening to the east end of the front elevation (south) having timber panelled door with timber-framed sidelights and overlight. Crenellated screen wall to north-east corner of house. Set within own grounds overlooking Lough Foyle, with pier and fish-quay to the south-east. Located to the south-west of the centre of Moville.

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