Rathaspick House

Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement country house with half-dormer attic, built 1680; extant 1716, on a U-shaped plan with two-bay full-height projecting end bays abutting single-bay two-storey lower "pavilions"; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height returns (west) centred on single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height return. Sold, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1951. Renovated, 1987. Hipped slate roof on a H-shaped plan centred on hipped slate roof (west); hipped slate roofs to "pavilions", pressed or rolled lead ridges, cement rendered chimney stacks on H-shaped plans having cut-granite stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, paired rooflights to front (east) pitch, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice. Part creeper- or ivy-covered replacement gritdashed roughcast walls to front (east) elevation on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on cement rendered base with rusticated quoins to corners; replacement cement rendered surface finish to rear (west) elevation bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening approached by ceramic tiled platform, rendered doorcase with monolithic pilasters supporting segmental pediment on blind frieze, and cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on scroll keystone framing timber panelled door. Camber-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Camber-headed (ground floor) or square-headed (first floor) window openings to front (east) elevation with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; round- or segmental-headed opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround; double-height staircase hall retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber Classical-style surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled shutters, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (south) retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (north) retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and 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 with cast-iron colonette piers to perimeter supporting wrought iron gate.