Charleville
NAME Newtownpark Villa/Charleville House c1800 (split and part called
Gaylawn & San Salvador c1930), named changed to Glendower House
circa 2003.
AREA LOCATION Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Galloping
Green North and it is annotated as Newtown Park Villa and Charleville House
respectively.
GENERAL Large house split in two by Valentine E Kirwan and given an 'Italian' makeover.
The stables were converted to create a third residence. The house now has two
separate entrances from Newtownpark Avenue. Gaylawn is now called
Glendower House and Charleville is now the Junior Chef Cookery School.
YEAR BUILT
VALUATION In 1879 the valuation was 60 pounds and on the 1901 census it is
noted as have 20 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills
contemporaneous newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
1800 James Price
1849 - 1850 Mrs. Mary Thompson
1852 A C Hyland
1857 - 1861 Colonel Sinclaire
1864 - 1865 Viscount Dunally
1867 Lord Dunally
1868 - 1869 Vacant
1870 - 1890 Francis John Howard
1891 - 1899 Ambrose McEnnery
1900 - 1901 Mase Schroder
1902 - 1932 John Harold Pim
1932 Professor Coots (Charleville)
1934 Valentine E Kirwan (Charleville)
1936 - 1940 Prof Joseph Johnston (Charleville) PLU now 30.00
1925 - 1944 Robert Lewis Crosbie
1986 - 2000 Charleville Nursing Home
2000 Sold for 825K
2018 Junior Chef Cookery School closed
Gaylawn/Glendower House
1934 -1940 Seamus Clandillon - Head of Radio Eireann
1944 - 1985 Robert C Lewis-Crosby (Gaylawn) (Stokes Bros & Pim now SKC)
2002 For Sale guide price 1.5 Million
2003 - 2004 Planning permission sought for 11 houses to be built in the grounds.
STAFF
1849 James Lawless - Gatekeeper
1892 Julia McCabe - Servant
1896 Mr McCleand - Gardener
1911 Margaret Roland - Housemaid
Josephine Free - Parlourmaid
Helen Ryan - Cook
1932 James O’Toole - Gardener
1932 Nicholas Cassidy - Chauffeur
CURRENT Extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2019
Gaylawn & San Salvador c1930), named changed to Glendower House
circa 2003.
AREA LOCATION Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Galloping
Green North and it is annotated as Newtown Park Villa and Charleville House
respectively.
GENERAL Large house split in two by Valentine E Kirwan and given an 'Italian' makeover.
The stables were converted to create a third residence. The house now has two
separate entrances from Newtownpark Avenue. Gaylawn is now called
Glendower House and Charleville is now the Junior Chef Cookery School.
YEAR BUILT
VALUATION In 1879 the valuation was 60 pounds and on the 1901 census it is
noted as have 20 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills
contemporaneous newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
1800 James Price
1849 - 1850 Mrs. Mary Thompson
1852 A C Hyland
1857 - 1861 Colonel Sinclaire
1864 - 1865 Viscount Dunally
1867 Lord Dunally
1868 - 1869 Vacant
1870 - 1890 Francis John Howard
1891 - 1899 Ambrose McEnnery
1900 - 1901 Mase Schroder
1902 - 1932 John Harold Pim
1932 Professor Coots (Charleville)
1934 Valentine E Kirwan (Charleville)
1936 - 1940 Prof Joseph Johnston (Charleville) PLU now 30.00
1925 - 1944 Robert Lewis Crosbie
1986 - 2000 Charleville Nursing Home
2000 Sold for 825K
2018 Junior Chef Cookery School closed
Gaylawn/Glendower House
1934 -1940 Seamus Clandillon - Head of Radio Eireann
1944 - 1985 Robert C Lewis-Crosby (Gaylawn) (Stokes Bros & Pim now SKC)
2002 For Sale guide price 1.5 Million
2003 - 2004 Planning permission sought for 11 houses to be built in the grounds.
STAFF
1849 James Lawless - Gatekeeper
1892 Julia McCabe - Servant
1896 Mr McCleand - Gardener
1911 Margaret Roland - Housemaid
Josephine Free - Parlourmaid
Helen Ryan - Cook
1932 James O’Toole - Gardener
1932 Nicholas Cassidy - Chauffeur
CURRENT Extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2019