Ringmeen

Detached double-pile five-bay two-storey with attic storey house, built c. 1890, with portico and canted bay windows to front (south) elevation, hipped-roofed rear (north) block. Recent extensions to rear and glazed conservatories to west. Hipped slate roofs with overhanging bracketed eaves, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat roofs to bay windows with render cornices. Glazed roofs to conservatories. Rendered walls with render plinth course. Square-headed openings throughout, those to attic storey with fixed timber windows, render surrounds and render sill course, those to first floor, tripled to outer bays, with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, render sill course and render surrounds comprising pilasters, consoles and pediments, those to ground floor with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, cut limestone sills and render surrounds. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to bay windows and continuous cut limestone sill courses. Openings to rear and east and west with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, one having bipartite margin sash coloured glass timber sash window with fixed pane coloured glass windows above. Round-headed opening to rear with fixed pane window with round-headed tracery and metal sill guard. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, coloured glass fanlight above and timber doorcase. Portico comprising round arch with render keystone and imposts supported by engaged columns on octagonal plinths in turn flanked by render pilasters with render architrave, frieze and dentilated cornice. Tiled threshold with cut limestone steps. Flight of rendered steps to front with render balustrades and circular-profile and square-profile piers. Cast-iron piers and double-leaf gates to site entrance.

Substantial size and regular façade enlivened by classically inspired features such as pediments and portico. Retains notable features and materials which enhance appearance such as tiled threshold, timber sash windows, coloured glass and slate roof. Retains much of its original form including portico and bay windows, which add to symmetry of façade. Site enhanced by render steps and cast-iron gates.