Owenmore

Detached five-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement country house, built 1847, on a rectangular plan centred on prostyle tetrastyle portico to ground floor; three-bay two-storey rear (west) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1926. Resold, 1967. Resold, 1969. Restored, 1974. Sold, 1990. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges, grouped rendered octagonal chimney stacks on cushion courses on rendered bases having "Cavetto"-detailed cornices below capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on ogee-detailed box cornice on blind frieze retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Replacement rendered walls on rendered, ruled and lined base. Square-headed window openings centred on square-headed door opening behind prostyle tetrastyle portico approached by flight of eight dragged cut-limestone steps with paired dragged cut-limestone columns having rendered responsive pilasters supporting ogee-detailed cornice on panelled frieze on "Cavetto" entablature below blocking course, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled double doors. Square-headed window openings with sill course on panelled consoles, and rendered surrounds with panelled pilasters supporting ogee-detailed cornice hood mouldings on "Acanthus"-detailed fluted consoles framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with sill course, and moulded rendered surrounds with ogee-detailed cornice hood mouldings on pulvinated friezes framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall with egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose in decorative plasterwork frame; square-headed door opening into inner hall with Greek Key-detailed carved timber Classical-style surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors; inner hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to compartmentalised ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber Classical-style surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to compartmentalised ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling roses; drawing room (south-east) 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, replacement cut-veined marble chimneypiece, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling on paired fluted consoles centred on "Acanthus" ceiling rose in decorative plasterwork frame; bow-ended drawing room (south-west) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors centred on replacement cut-veined marble chimneypiece with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling on paired fluted consoles centred on "Acanthus" ceiling rose in decorative plasterwork frame; dining room (west) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus" ceiling rose in decorative plasterwork frame; library or study (north-east) 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, and "Anthemion"-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and (first floor): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.