Campfield House

Goatstown circa 1911

                                          Campfield House

NAME                       Big Campfield/Campfield House

AREA LOCATION    Drummartin, directly behind Campfield Terrace on the upper Kilmacud Road,
                                   now the site of Birchfield Avenue behind the carpark of The Goat.

MAP LOCATION     OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Drummartin
                                   and it is annotated as Campfield House on both, it also appears on Taylors map
                                   of 1816. 
 
GENERAL                  A late petite Georgian House, two storey over basement, Big Campfield sat on
10 acres, similar in appearance to Drummartin House, at one time both houses were even painted
yellow.   It had a weeping Willow to the front and a line of Chestnut trees to the rear, the weeping
willow fell in a storm in 1981 and the chestnuts were felled in 1985 just before the house was
demolished.  It had a ironwork canopy and delicate gothic style Georgian windows.  A very
symmetrical house, its two chimney stacks were directly above the front door with an intricate
​fanlight.  Its gatelodge was opposite Farmhill on Taney road now known as Taney Lodge.  Furniture
from the house was sold in 1854 this was mainly by Messrs Jones of Stephen's Green (where the
young James Adam worked).  The two ground floor reception rooms were in excess of 30' x 18.
             
YEAR BUILT             circa 1781
 
VALUATION            In 1912 the valuation was 40 pounds and in the 1911 census it is noted as having
                                  17 rooms occupied by family.
 
ARCHITECT              Unknown but possibly built by Patrick Darcy  
 
SOURCES                 Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills and
​                                   OSI Maps.
  
OCCUPANTS

1781                        Area leased to Dobson of Dundrum Castle and sublet to Patrick Darcy
1808                        Area leased to Benjamin Robert Clayton from R H Richard LVF and Terrace built
1802 - 1852            Samuel Boxwell
1853                        Mrs Boxwell
1857 - 1886            Walter H Rooney 
1884 - 1888            John Kennedy Esq
1889 - 1890            William Frederick Jameson
1891 - 1892            Sackville B Hamilton
1893                        James Ross Esq
1897 - 1900            Robert C Williams
1901 - 1922            Robert William Jameson
1926 - 1959            Francis Pim (and daughter Sheila Pim-crime writer)
1959                        Frank Glynn (married to Collette Treanor - Owner of the Goat)
​1963                        Birches Lane Houses built (J J Jennings, builder)
1964                        John Forde
1978                        Planning Permission sought
1980                        Planning Permission sought
1985                        Demolished April
2022                        Gatelodge on Taney Road for sale quoting 550K

STAFF
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1901                          Laura Ridge - Governess
                                   Jane Storey - Parlourmaid
                                   Catherine Sheehy - Cook
1911                          Bridget M Flynn - Cook
                                   Matilda J Heuston - House & Parlour maid
1901 - 1911              William Cunningham - Gardener living at gatelodge
1963                          John Thomas Simmons - Gardener
   
CURRENT
STATUS                      No longer extant 

CONTRIBUTOR        ©​ June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE                           January 2019