Loughlinstown House — Wyattville Road

Detached seven-bay two-storey double-pile country house, extant 1778, on a U-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront; single-bay two-storey side elevations; five-bay two-storey rear (north) elevation with single-bay full-height projecting end bays. Leased, 1796-1841. Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. Sold, 1963. Resold, 1975. Now in alternative use. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan behind parapet centred on hipped slate roof (breakfront); hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan (north) centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof, lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks on axis with ridge having stringcourses below moss-covered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots with red brick English bond chimney stacks (north) on cut-granite chamfered cushion courses on red brick English bond bases having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal or tapered pots, and concealed rainwater goods with replacement uPVC rainwater goods to rear (north) elevation on red brick header bond stepped cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners supporting parapet having cut-granite coping; roughcast surface finish to rear (north) elevation with repointed red brick flush quoins to corners. "Venetian Door" with flagged threshold supporting wrought iron-detailed cast-iron bootscrapers, and block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight with fixed-pane timber sidelights. "Venetian Window" (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash window having fanlight with fixed-pane timber sidelights. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. "Venetian Door" to rear (north) elevation with red brick surround centred on keystone framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight with four-over-four timber sash sidelights without horns. "Venetian Window" (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and red brick block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing six-over-six timber sash window having fanlight with four-over-four timber sash sidelights. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall on a rectangular plan retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, cantilevered staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors with carved timber Classical-style surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, and decorative plasterwork cornice to coved ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose; spinal corridor retaining tessellated Portland stone flagged floor, carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; central "back hall" (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to opposing window openings framing timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber lugged surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in relandscaped grounds with repointed granite ashlar piers to perimeter having ball finial-topped "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice capping on fluted friezes supporting replacement wrought iron double gates.