Clonmore

Clonmore is a house that is part of a terrace, dating from the early 18th century. It features a stuccoed front with a plinth and a moulded coved eaves cornice, along with slate sills. The steep concrete tile roof has raking dormers and a brick chimney located over the left gable end and partly over the right wall. The layout includes a hall and parlour on the left, a smaller parlour on the right, and a passage leading to the original stair turret in between. There are later rear service rooms. The house has two storeys plus an attic and a regular four-window front facing the road. The 18th-century hornless sash windows have thick glazing bars and much of the original glass, along with internal shutters. The doorway is positioned to the right of the centre, with two windows to the left and one to the right. The entrance features an 18th-century three-panel door with a fanlight above, set within a round-headed wooden doorcase that has moulded panelled pilasters, an open pediment, and panelled reveals. A wrought iron handrail on square balusters flanks the granite doorstep. The interior has not been inspected. The front is paved with cobbles. This house is notable as the birthplace of Admiral Sir Isaac Pellew, brother of the famous Edward Pellew, who commanded the 'Conquerer' at the Battle of Trafalgar and accepted the surrender of the French Admiral Villeneuve. Clonmore was later known as Church House, and its outbuildings were used as soup kitchens during times of hardship. It is part of a fine group of 18th-century houses.