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Rockfield House — Newtownpark Avenue

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Rockfield House — Newtownpark Avenue
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Detached three- or five-bay three-storey over basement house, built 1760, on symmetrical plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor on a bowed plan; three-bay full-height rear (south) elevation with single-bay full-height bows on segmental plans. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1970, to accommodate alternative use. Renovated. Replacement flat bitumen felt roof with boxed eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening into house with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. "Venetian Window" (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash window having overlight with four-over-four timber sash sidelights. Square-headed blind openings centred on square-headed window opening (top floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement window replacing margined timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Grouped or paired (top floor) square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in relandscaped grounds.

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