Meldrum House

Country house in Tipperary south, Ireland, dating from 1620–1750

Detached multi-period country house, comprising five-bay two-storey over half-basement east block with four-bay end elevation, built c. 1730 onto four-bay two-storey house with attic and basement, with date plaque 1622 and initials GMDS, latter block having projecting gable-fronted end bays with pediment detailing, two-bay end elevation and projecting former chimneystack to rear. House now disused. Slate roof, pitched to west block with brick eaves course, and hipped to east, latter with overhanging sheeted eaves. Rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, brick to east block and coursed limestone masonry to west, latter having carved limestone date plaque with coat of arms. Square-headed timber sliding sash windows to east block, all with limestone sills, exposed sash boxes to front elevation, and six-over-six pane throughout except for nine-over-nine pane to ground floor front. Timber-sliding sash windows to west block, with exposed sash boxes and limestone sills throughout. Round-headed openings to first floor of projecting bays and square-headed elsewhere. First floor has six-over-six pane windows, round-headed windows having traceried fanlights below rendered roundels in gables above. Ground floor has openings with six-over-six pane windows to centre bays having six-pane overlights and end bays have nine-over-six pane windows. Narrow four-over-two pane and one-over-

Type:
Country house

Period:
1620–1750

Where:
Tipperary south, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.53°N, 7.83°W

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