Clontra

Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) single-storey country house with half-attic, built 1858-60, on a square plan with full-width single-storey projecting open porch to ground floor. Vacant, 1896. Occupied, 1911. For sale, 2005. Sold, 2013. Hipped gabled slate roof on a quadrangular plan including gablets to window openings to half-attic, trefoil-perforated clay ridge tiles, granite ashlar chimney stacks including paired granite ashlar central chimney stacks to rear (north) elevation on T-shaped plans with red brick Running bond corbelled stepped stringcourses below cut-granite chamfered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" consoles retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered tuck pointed snecked granite walls with cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Triangular-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps with cut-sandstone surround having concave reveals framing timber panelled double doors. Paired square-headed window openings behind cusped openings (west) with pointed quatrefoil-perforated Caen stone balconette, and cut-granite block-and-start surround supporting red brick header bond voussoirs framing timber casement windows. Square-headed window opening behind cusped opening (east) with pointed quatrefoil-perforated Caen stone balconette, and cut-granite block-and-start surround supporting red brick header bond voussoirs framing timber casement windows. Interior including entrance hall retaining cut-granite staircase with polished brass handrails, and painted ceiling; top-lit central hall retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and exposed timber roof construction centred on lantern; dining room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters, chimneypiece, and exposed timber rafters to polygonal vaulted painted ceiling on carved timber cornice; drawing room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters, chimneypiece, and exposed timber rafters to polygonal vaulted painted ceiling on carved timber cornice; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.