Killiow House

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SW 84 SW KEA

2/99 Killiow House 30.5.67

GV II*

Country house. C18 and earlier core but remodelled circa 1850, possibly by Paxton. Principal elevations are of granite ashlar with dressed granite architectural detail, otherwise rubble. Hipped scantle slate roofs with parapets and surrounding central valley. Brick chimneys over cross walls. Plan of 2 equal principal reception rooms flanking central entrance vestibule leading to large stair hall. 2 further principal reception rooms beyond right-hand room forming L-shaped reception area. Service rooms behind and servants accommodation within wing to rear of service area behind left-hand room. 2 storeys to reception area and 3 storeys to part of service area. Symmetrical 2:1:2 bay south west entrance front, added circa 1850. Plinth, rusticated quoins, stepped first floor sill band, and wide moulded parapet cornice with blocking course over. Recessed window openings with moulded pediments on consoles over ground floor windows and moulded hoods on consoles over first floor windows. All original circa 1850 hornless 12-pane sashes. Wide central doorway within distYle-in-antis Doric porte cochere. Segmental arch over doorway. Original panelled doorway with mariginal paned overlight and flanking sidelights with reticulated glazing. Acorn corner finials to main parapets and ball corner finials over porch parapet are C20 additions. Nearly symmetrical south east 1:3:1 bay circa early C19 garden front with central 3-window bowed projection, slightly wider to left since circa 1850 refronting to south west. Plinth, plain sill string and parapet as south west front. Windows in plain ashlar surrounds with granite lintels over except segmental arches over ground floor left and right openings. Original 12-pane hornless sashes. Ground floor left and right are tripartite sashes within wider openings with blind tympana over. Interior of reception area is very fine with early and mid C19 doors doorcases, window shutters panelling and ceiling cornices and bands. Entrance vestibule has moulded coffered ceiling, stone flagged floor and fine, possibly resited, C18 chimney piece with dentils in the entablature. Circa mid C19 pediment with dentils over doorway leading into stair hall. 6-panelled mahogany doors have bead moulding within panels; similar detail to panelled reveals and to dado panelling. Fine stair hall with cantelevered open-well open-string stone stair with ornate cast iron splat balusters and mahogany handrail wreathed over newel. Landings on 2 floors to link 2- storey reception area to 3 storey service area. Landings now have added support of later Roman Doric column on pedestals. Lantern over. Right-hand room has fine marble chimney piece in the French style with carved consoles, shell decoration to frieze and horseshoe iron grate. Ceiling has fine trailing vine band and pediments similar to the one in the vestibule over doorways. The room behind, ie central to garden front with bowed windows has fine neo-classical detail and is linked to further room beyond which has similar detail and anthemion ceiling band. Killiow is an interesting mid C19 refashioning of an essentially early C19 house and well situated overlooking an informal parkland landscape.

Listing NGR: SW8046242138

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