Old Bawn — Old Connaught Avenue

Detached five-bay two-storey house, built 1790, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height off-central return (south). Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1928. Resold, 1988. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan off-centred on hipped slate roof (south), clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered, ruled and lined chimney stacks to apexes having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, rooflights to rear (south) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on wrought iron brackets on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered Portland Cement rendered, ruled and lined wall to front (north) elevation; roughcast surface finish (remainder). Elliptical-headed central door opening with cut-granite step threshold, and rendered doorcase with tied reeded pilasters supporting tied reeded archivolt framing timber panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing rendered, ruled and lined infill (east) or six-over-six timber sash windows without horns (west). Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance 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 timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered panelled piers to perimeter supporting beaded cornice on blind frieze below blocking course.