Cavan Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A symmetrical one-and-a-half storey / three bay house aligned NE-SW on the N side of the Cavan Road.

Pitched natural slate roof with two polychrome brick chimneys, one at party wall between each bay. A timber eaves board supports half-round metal rainwater goods. Walls are wet-dashed with painted stepped stucco quoins and base course. Windows are 1/1 sliding sashes with horns and painted reveals and stone cills (unless otherwise stated).

Principal elevation faces SE. All openings are set within recessed semi circular headed openings (with blind tympanum over). To centre is a four-panelled (with bolection moulding) timber door with sidelights and plain rectangular transom over. To either side bay is a window.

Left gable and right gables each have a timber top-hung casement window to apex.

Rear elevation is abutted to left of centre by a two storey return (see later) and to ground floor of right bay by a boiler house (of no interest). The exposed section has a window to each floor, set at centre. That to ground floor is a 2/2 sliding sash, that to upper floor is 1/1 (diminished in height).

Return is detailed as house with a slightly monopitched leaded roof and timber eaves board. There is an advanced harled chimney to left side of rear face. To its right there are two metal framed top-hung casements to each floor. Left cheek has a timber door. Right cheek is blank.

Setting:
The house is well concealed from the road by a maturely planted garden. To rear is a large yard enclosed by three low outbuildings. All have white-washed rubble stone walls, pitched corrugated metal roofs and t+g sheeted openings.

Historical information

Although a building is shown at this location on the 1835 OS 6" map, it has no valuation - this suggests a small one-storey vernacular building. The present building is probably that shown on the 1857 OS map. It is described in the 1860 second Valuation book as a house (40ft6in x 18ft x 1 storey + attic) with (15ft x 7ft6in x 1 storey). It was then occupied by James Renwick.

Primary sources:
1. OS 6" map, 1st edition 1834, Co Fermanagh sheet 40 (PRONI OS 6/4/40/1).
2. Second Valuation book, Drummully Parish, Clones Union, 1860 (PRONI VAL 2B/4/6, p.161).
3. OS 6" map, 2nd edition 1857, Co Fermanagh sheet 40 (PRONI OS 6/4/40/2).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A pleasant and nicely proportioned house which has some degree of external character.