Townley Hall, County Louth
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Townley Hall in County Louth is a renowned late-18th-century neoclassical country house in Ireland, celebrated as one of architect Francis Johnston’s finest works.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | country house ⓘ |
| architect | Francis Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Blayney Townley Balfour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeTo | Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1798 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1798 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entranceFront | south front ⓘ |
| façadeFeature |
classical portico
ⓘ
regular sash windows ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | centralized plan ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | central dome ⓘ |
| hasDrive | tree-lined avenue ⓘ |
| hasGardens | yes ⓘ |
| hasOutbuildings |
farm buildings
ⓘ
stable yard ⓘ |
| hasPortico | yes ⓘ |
| hasStaircaseType | cantilevered stair ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | strictly symmetrical elevations ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Record of Protected Structures, County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected structure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Francis Johnston’s finest works
ⓘ
central rotunda hall ⓘ refined neoclassical design ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | ashlar limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Townley family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | Irish country house architecture ⓘ |
| nearRiver | River Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cantilevered stone staircase
ⓘ
central circular hall ⓘ domed ceiling ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | country residence ⓘ |
| partOf | Boyne Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late 18th century ⓘ |
| plan | square plan ⓘ |
| region | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | low-pitched roof ⓘ |
| setting | rural estate ⓘ |
| setWithin | demesne landscape ⓘ |
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