Wilford House — Dublin Road

Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey over basement house, extant 1812, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height "bas-relief" breakfront with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; three-bay full-height rear (north) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 2000. Restored, 2001-2. For sale, 2010. Replacement hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan centred on lantern, lichen-spotted clay or terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having cut-granite capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered replacement rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners. Central door opening into house. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening to rear (north) elevation with concealed dressings framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six or six-over-three (top floor) timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornices below capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.