House

House in Limerick, Ireland, dating from 1550–1650

Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile late medieval former merchant's house, built or improved between 1571-87, with alterations and repairs in the eighteenth, ninteenth and twentieth centuries. Formerly in use as a warehouse. Pitched slate roofs with brick chimneystack, render copings and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls to ground floor, roughly dressed limestone walls to first floor having render panel to centre-bay and bracketed platband. Square-headed openings to first floor with limestone hoodmouldings, surrounds and timber casement windows. Square-headed window opening to ground floor having chamfered limestone surround, sill and timber fittings. Pointed arch openings with chamfered limestone surrounds and timber battened doors. Square-headed opening to centre-bay having double-leaf timber battened doors.

Type:
House

Period:
1550–1650

Where:
Limerick, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.40°N, 8.58°W

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