Bantry House

Country house in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1705–1715

Detached five-bay two-storey country house over basement, built c.1710, with later six-bay two-storey bow-ended additions over basement, built 1820, to east and west and later six-bay two-storey addition over basement with pair of four-bay three-storey bow-ended wings, built 1845, to south. Later porticos to east and west elevations. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, parapet, stone balustrade and cast-iron rainwater goods with lead guttering. Rubble stone, roughcast rendered (1820 addition) and lined-and-ruled rendered (south elevation) walls with string course and red brick pilasters having carved stone bases and Corinthian capitals. Square-headed openings to original block with four-over-two timber sliding sash and timber glazed French windows, tooled stone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds and relieving arches. Camber-headed openings to 1820 addition with nine-over-nine and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows and one-over-one and two-over-two replacement timber sliding sash windows having stone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds and relieving arches. Camber and square-headed openings to 1845 extension with six-over-six and nine-over-nine timber sliding sash windows and replacement awning windows having stone sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds and relieving arches, timber panelling and shutters. Camber and square-headed servic

Type:
Country house

Period:
1705–1715

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.68°N, 9.47°W

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