Ardchapel, Shore Road, Shandon

James Smith, 1854 with circa 1865 gabled wing addition. 2-storey, asymmetrical, rambling-plan villa on elevated terrace. Harled with pink and white sandstone ashlar margins; later bay to S squared and snecked sandstone. Quoin strips. Projecting eaves; exposed rafters.

W ELEVATION: 3-bay original block with later advanced bay to S and attached to lower single storey block to outer left. Broad gabled bay to outer left with full-height, corniced canted window, dividing cornice, shield in gablehead. Door at ground in bay immediately to right, stone steps, (modern porch cover). 4-panelled door with Edinburgh handle, large plate glass fanlight. Window to right; windows symmetrically disposed at 1st floor. Advanced block to outer right, gabled, full-height, ashlar bay advanced at centre, shield in gablehead. Ground floor, canted window, corbelled to square at 1st floor with substantial 6-light window. String-course between floors. Single storey block to outer left attached to main house by link bay; window at centre of gable in advanced block supporting chimney stack, now truncated.

E ELEVATION: higher ground at rear. Broad gable advanced to outer right, bipartite at centre. Windows symmetrically disposed on left return (12-pane, lying- pane glazing). Narrow gable to outer left, narrow window off-centre at ground, window at centre at 1st floor, blind arrowslit in gablehead.

S ELEVATION: asymmetrical. Bipartites at ground and 1st floor, gabled dormerheads.

Plate glass sash and case windows to W elevation, 18-pane, lying-pane glazing to N elevation of single storey block. Grey slate roof, tall coped apex and ridge stacks, octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1993.

STABLES: single and 2-storey, gabled, L-plan stable block to N of house. Rubble with stugged pink sandstone dressings. Chamfered reveals. Bracketted eaves

S ELEVATION: asymmetrical, 5 bays. Broad gable to outer right, 2-leaf double door at ground, hoist door at centre of gablehead blocked as window. 4-bay long range to left, bays from left, door, carriage entrance, door, window.

E ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 2-storyed, M-gabled to outer right, single storey, 2-bay to outer left. 8-pane sash and case windows. Grey slate roof, coped apex stacks.