Woodlands House

Country house in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1720–1740

Detached square-plan five-bay two-storey country house over raised-basement, built c. 1735, with three-bay side elevations, five-bay rear elevation, central belvedere roof lantern, and enclosed yard with offshoots to west. Hipped slate roof, with angled hip tiles, cast-iron finial to lantern, corniced red brick chimneystacks with clay pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods over deep timber-sheeted and bracketed soffits. Red brick walls, laid in Flemish bond, with stringcourses over cement-rendered basement (having extensive vegetation to east and south elevations); brick walls to lantern, with impost course. Square-headed window openings with granite sills and timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to front and side elevations and to stairs window of rear, and four-over-four pane to first floor of rear; round-headed window openings to lantern with bottom sliding nine-over-six pane timber sash windows with keys. Square-headed doorway, set within Regency classical surround with Greek Ionic columns, fluted frieze with rosettes, segmental cobweb fanlight, and timber fielded six-panel door with brass furniture, opening onto concrete platform with flight of splaying granite steps. House set in garden adjacent to conservatory, surrounded by overgrown woodland; covered yard to west leading to farm buildings and entrance drive to replacement electric gates.

Type:
Country house

Period:
1720–1740

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.41°N, 6.22°W

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