Port of Waterford Company

House in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1780–1790

Terraced six-bay four-storey over part-raised basement house, c.1785, retaining original fenestration with four-bay four-storey rear elevation to south-west having single-bay four-storey return. Converted to use as offices, 1812. Renovated, 1830, with interior part remodelled. Renovated, c.1885, with render façade enrichments added. Pitched slate roof behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with cut-granite quoined piers to ends, granite frieze to eaves having moulded cornice over, and rendered blocking course to parapet. Square-headed window openings (round-headed to return) with stone sills on consoles, and moulded rendered surrounds, c.1885, having segmental pediments to ground floor on consoles, and entablatures to first floor on consoles. 3/3, 6/6 and 9/6 timber sash windows. Round-headed door opening approached by perron having cast-iron panelled railings, cut-stone Composite doorcase, timber panelled door with sidelights and decorative fanlight over having moulded rendered archivolt. Interior with stairhall having cantilevered spiral staircase, 1830, on an oval plan with glazed dome over. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

Type:
House

Period:
1780–1790

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.26°N, 7.11°W

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