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CA THAL CRIMMINS AR CHITECT 32 Conservation Appraisal of Walled Garden and Historic landscape of Kylemore Abbey www. architect.crimmins.ie
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Jupp and Mc Erlan’s report notes.
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THE GARDEN HOUSE
The head gardener cottage is a
substantial one storied rendered,
stone building. It is a double pile
construction and the main facade is
formed by twin gables ornamented
with decorative barge boards with
finials. It has canted bow windows. Its
appearance in the Lawrence
photograph is very charming. The front
facade is adorned by climbers
probably roses, 2 summer seats are in
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overlooking a little garden, and a white
painted wooden or iron fence is
attached to the west side.
Internally the cottage is much larger
than it appears from the exterior. The The Head Gardener’s House
1902 Sales Particulars describe it as
having 3 bedrooms, 2 sitting rooms, The Head Gardeners’s house has been restored a museum.
Hall, kitchen and pantry and at the It is in good condition except for the gutters and downpipes to the rear area.
back a small enclosed yard with a turf
store and earth closet.
The first inhabitant was Mr. James
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Mr. William Comfort. In the mid 1930’s it
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He was succeeded c. 1937 by his
Jupp and Mc Erlan’s report notes. brother Mr. Matthew Ennis who left c.
1943. After the fire in the ‘Abbey in 1959
LARGE IRREGULARLY SHAPED PLOT
USED AS A FRAME YARD. the cottage was occupied for a while by
some of the community.
This plot is shown as open ground in The building is still substantially intact
1898 is now partially occupied by 4 though suffering badly with damp. The
cold frames. These are not shown on
the 1898 map. This negative evidence P1100542-P1100543.jpg original bow windows were replaced c.
15 years ago and this has detracted
is not conclusive in establishing their from its visual appeal. Its appearance
non¬existence at this location at this
date. Only one of the frames has in later 19th century photographs
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the front facade.
and vary in length from 11.75m to
12.50m. THE GARDEN HOUSE GARDEN
In front of the Garden House is a small
The Cold Frames garden plot. Its original appearance
can be partially glimpsed in the
Lawrence photograph which shows
some bedding arrangement cut into
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.. the grass. The space is still well
defined today and is open and under
grass. It occupied a gentle south facing
P1100555.JPG Buchan Kane Foley Survey Gardeners House 1996.pdf
Slope.
