Lyrath House

Detached three-bay two-storey country house, built 1863-6, on an F-shaped plan centred on single-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront; three-bay (north) or single-bay (south) two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1993. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on an F-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), roll moulded clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having cornice capping on ogee consoles on stringcourses supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves having paired timber consoles on moulded rendered stringcourse. Part creeper-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on lichen-spotted moulded cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined plinth with rendered quoined piers to corners including rendered quoined piers to corners (breakfront) supporting open bed pediment on paired timber consoles on moulded rendered stringcourse. Segmental-headed central door opening with two bull nose-detailed cut-granite steps, moulded archivolt centred on keystone framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Round-headed flanking window openings with moulded archivolts centred on keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. "Venetian Window" (first floor) with cut-limestone engaged columns on balustraded false balconette supporting ogee-detailed segmental pediment on panelled frieze on entablature framing one-over-one timber sash window having one-over-one sidelights. Segmental-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills on fluted scroll consoles, and moulded archivolts centred on keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Paired round-headed (north) or round-headed (south) window openings with moulded archivolts centred on keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Segmental-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills on fluted scroll consoles, and moulded archivolts centred on keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters on panelled risers with carved timber Classical-style surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus" ceiling rose, Corinthian columnar screen framing cantilevered staircase on an Imperial plan with cast-iron balusters supporting carved timber banisters terminating in timber panelled newels, carved timber surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled reveals, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on plasterwork ceiling rose; drawing 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 on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; ante room (north) retaining Classical-style surrounds to opposing door openings framing timber panelled double doors, Classical-style chimneypiece with carved timber surround to opposing window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (north-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative 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 on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.