Knock Haven

Detached three-bay two-storey over part raised basement Church of Ireland glebe house, extant 1824, on a rectangular plan with three-bay full-height side elevations; three-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 2003, to accommodate continued private residential use. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps between wrought iron railings, cut-granite doorcase with tapered pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed open bed pediment framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight. "Venetian Window" (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite surround with pilasters supporting archivolt centred on keystone framing three-over-six timber sash window without horns having fanlight with two-over-four sidelights. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-six (basement), nine-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows centred on six-over-six timber sash window without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (north-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "bas-relief" plasterwork ceiling rose; reception room (north-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "bas-relief" plasterwork ceiling rose; double-height staircase hall (south) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with timber "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site including terrace centred on flight of six cut-granite steps.