Photograph of a painting courtesy of Kate Cann
Annavilla/Blackrock Lodge/Rock Lodge
NAME Blackrock Lodge
AREA LOCATION Blackrock Lodge on Newtown Avenue, Blackrock.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Blackrock
and it is annotated as Annaville and Blackrock Lodge respectively.
GENERAL It was for sale in 1917 described as a commodious, detached two storey non
basement residence on tram line and close to the railway station. It had a tiled hall, drawing room,
dining, study and breakfast room. It has six family bedrooms, dressing rooms, bathroom (hot and
cold), 2 servants rooms, 2 wc's, scullery, larder, kitchen and the usual domestic offices. It also had
a large conservatory, walled in garden, gatelodge, coach house and stable.
YEAR BUILT circa 1820
VALUATION The valuation in 1912 was 85L
Number of
Rooms In the 1901 census it is noted as having 13 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
Griffith's Valuation and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1842 Hugh Carlisle, MD of Anna Villa
1849 S L Gamble, Govt. Surveyor
1853 H S Close
1851 - 1858 John Bellew
1860 - 1862 Miss Delaney
1863 - 1864 Vacant
1867 H A O’Connor Esq.
1871 Fielding Scovell
1872 Lord Ventry
1874 - 1882 John Hodges
1883 - 1893 Frederic William Pim
1894 - 1902 Robert L Heard
1906 - 1914 Thomas Gordon
1917 For Sale
1919 - 1936 Dr Reginald Christopher Peacocke
1937 - 1941 Stephen Noel Varian
1941 For sale in 4 flats
1961 For Sale
1972 - todate Let in Flats
STAFF
1901 Marguerite Elizabeth Thomann - Governess
Bridget -Devitt - Cook
Annie McCabe - Parlourmaid
1911 Bridget Gallagher - Cook
Kate Brady - Parlour maid
Mary Kathleen Kerr - House maid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE January 2020
AREA LOCATION Blackrock Lodge on Newtown Avenue, Blackrock.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Blackrock
and it is annotated as Annaville and Blackrock Lodge respectively.
GENERAL It was for sale in 1917 described as a commodious, detached two storey non
basement residence on tram line and close to the railway station. It had a tiled hall, drawing room,
dining, study and breakfast room. It has six family bedrooms, dressing rooms, bathroom (hot and
cold), 2 servants rooms, 2 wc's, scullery, larder, kitchen and the usual domestic offices. It also had
a large conservatory, walled in garden, gatelodge, coach house and stable.
YEAR BUILT circa 1820
VALUATION The valuation in 1912 was 85L
Number of
Rooms In the 1901 census it is noted as having 13 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
Griffith's Valuation and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1842 Hugh Carlisle, MD of Anna Villa
1849 S L Gamble, Govt. Surveyor
1853 H S Close
1851 - 1858 John Bellew
1860 - 1862 Miss Delaney
1863 - 1864 Vacant
1867 H A O’Connor Esq.
1871 Fielding Scovell
1872 Lord Ventry
1874 - 1882 John Hodges
1883 - 1893 Frederic William Pim
1894 - 1902 Robert L Heard
1906 - 1914 Thomas Gordon
1917 For Sale
1919 - 1936 Dr Reginald Christopher Peacocke
1937 - 1941 Stephen Noel Varian
1941 For sale in 4 flats
1961 For Sale
1972 - todate Let in Flats
STAFF
1901 Marguerite Elizabeth Thomann - Governess
Bridget -Devitt - Cook
Annie McCabe - Parlourmaid
1911 Bridget Gallagher - Cook
Kate Brady - Parlour maid
Mary Kathleen Kerr - House maid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE January 2020