Castle’s castle in Cootehill……………
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- February 7, 2002 at 6:06 pm #705202
Starch
ParticipantDoes anyone have any info on Richard Castle(1695-1751), but most importantly does anyone know where I can find some pics of a house he designed in Annaglee, Cootehill, County Cavan sometime between 1740 to 1770…………… cheers
- February 8, 2002 at 8:31 am #718110
Jas
ParticipantIts a palladian style villa, I may have some pics somewhere. Paul Clerkin is from that neck of the woods so he may have some too.
- February 8, 2002 at 9:34 am #718111
Paul Clerkin
Keymasterjas, you’re thinking of Bellamont Forest which is a lovely house, very nicely proportioned and a magnificent site.
Annaglee is almopst completely gone and is described by Bence-Jones as:
A distinguished mid-c18 red-brick house attributed to Richard Castle. 2 storeys over basement, curved bow in centre of front with 1 bay on either side of it; 3 sided bow in centre of rear elevation. Bow-fronted hall with apse at inner end; staircase in inner hall, extending into bow at rear. In 1814 the residence of Michael Murphy. Now almost completely distroyed.I have photographs of neither house.
- February 8, 2002 at 11:29 am #718112
Starch
ParticipantThe second one you described………..that’s the one I’m looking for……….absoloutely any ideas where I could get pics………how bad a condition is it in…….
- February 8, 2002 at 2:05 pm #718113
Starch
ParticipantBy the way do you know if he did any other work around the country, I know that he looked after some of Edward Lovett Pearces’ building projetcs after he died, but do you know of any other buildings he completed to his own designs……..
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- February 8, 2002 at 3:11 pm #718114
MG
ParticipantPearce was the architect of Bellamont Forest and Annaglee is only attributed to Castle. Are they certain?
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