Dromana House
Gate lodge in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1845–1850
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built 1849, on a symmetrical plan. Restored, 1967-8. Restored, 1990. Now disused. Finial-topped copper-covered ogee dome on octagonal plinth behind parapet; flanking roofs not visible behind parapets. Part repointed sandstone ashlar walls on benchmark-inscribed cut-sandstone plinth with finial-topped panelled pilasters to corners framing sandstone ashlar parapets on cut-sandstone "Cavetto" stringcourses having quatrefoil-detailed wrought iron-crested coping. Pointed-arch central carriageway with rusticated sandstone ashlar voussoirs centred on cut-sandstone keystones. Ogee-headed door openings with carved timber surrounds framing timber panelled doors having overpanels. Paired ogee-headed window openings in square-headed recesses with cut-limestone sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds with cut-sandstone lintels framing timber fittings having flat iron geometric panels. Barrel vaulted interiors with red brick Flemish bond ceilings. Set in wood overlooking Finisk River.
- Type:
- Gate lodge
- Period:
- 1845–1850
- Where:
- Waterford, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 52.12°N, 7.84°W
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