Cappoquin House

Detached six-bay (six-bay deep) two-storey over basement country house, built 1779, on a T-shaped plan centred on two-bay two-storey breakfront; seven-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation centred on three-bay two-storey breakfront. Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. "Improved", 1913-4. Burnt, 1923. Reconstructed, 1924-9, producing present composition. Flat roof behind parapet centred on lantern, paired central chimney stacks having cornice capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered wall to front (north) elevation on rendered plinth with flush quoins to corners including flush quoins to corners (breakfront) supporting cornice below finial-topped balustraded parapet; part creeper- or ivy-covered limestone ashlar walls (remainder) on cut-limestone plinth with rusticated piers to corners including rusticated piers to corners (breakfront) supporting dentilated cornice on blind frieze below finial-topped balustraded parapet. Square-headed central door opening in tripartite arrangement, cut-Portland stone doorcase with pilasters on pedestals centred on three quarter-engaged columns on pedestals supporting modillion cornice on blind frieze on entablature below blocking course, and cut-Portland stone lintels framing glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight with six-over-six timber sash sidelights. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-Portland stone heeled surrounds with hood mouldings on blind friezes framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-Portland stone heeled surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Round- or segmental-headed central door opening to rear (south) elevation with two lichen-spotted cut-limestone steps, and cut-limestone doorcase with flush panelled pilasters supporting monolithic archivolt framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Round- or segmental-headed flanking window openings with cut-limestone sills on "bas-relief" risers, and cut-limestone surrounds with panelled pilasters supporting archivolts centred on fluted keystones framing six-over-six timber sash windows having fanlights. Round- or segmental-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone surrounds with panelled pilasters supporting archivolts centred on fluted keystones framing six-over-six timber sash windows having fanlights. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills on "bas-relief" risers, and cut-limestone surrounds with hood mouldings on blind friezes framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone flush block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers with carved timber Classical-style surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; top-lit double-height staircase hall retaining carved timber Classical-style surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, cantilevered staircase with "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on lantern; drawing room (south) with Ionic columnar screen centred on carved timber Classical-style surround to door opening framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight, carved timber Classical-style surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling on "bas-relief" frieze centred on "bas-relief" ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.