House

House in Limerick, Ireland, dating from 1830–1840

Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement red brick and limestone former townhouse, built between 1835-38, forming one of a terrace known as Tontine Building, with a uniformity emphasised by horizontal elements which include a rusticated limestone ground floor elevation, wrought-iron balcony at first floor level and parapet entablature, and fenestration alignment. Railed front site basement area, and a three-storey return prolonged by two-storey section to rear. A three-bay two-storey brick mews building to rear lane. M-profile natural slate roof with a brick chimneystacks to both party walls with clay pots to south stack. Red brick walls in Flemish bond with lime mortar pointing. Moulded limestone course above channel rusticated ashlar limestone ground floor level and ashlar limestone walls to basement level below moulded plinth course. Ashlar limestone parapet entablature. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with patent reveals, cut limestone sills and timber sash windows. Six-over-six to third, second, ground floor and basement levels. Nine-over-six to first floor level with some cylinder glass. Wrought-iron nursery grilles to second floor window openings, and wrought-iron balcony spanning entire first floor with highly decorative cast-iron sill guards to ground floor openings. Mostly original timber sash windows to rear with cylinder glass surviving. Three-centred a

Type:
House

Period:
1830–1840

Where:
Limerick, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.66°N, 8.63°W

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