The house was built by Luke Gardiner and leased respectively to Henry Boyle, Earl of Shannon. Design in part attributed to Sir Edward Lovett Pearce. Stair hall wainscoted throughout. Stairs of Portland stone.
The building was described by John Ruskin as 'the first realization I had the joy to see of the principles, I had until then been endeavouring to teach'.
The house was built by Luke Gardiner and leased respectively to Henry Boyle, Earl of Shannon. Design in part attributed to Sir Edward Lovett Pearce. Stair hall wainscoted throughout. Stairs of Portland stone.