Lonsdale
NAME Lonsdale
AREA Avoca Avenue, Stillorgan/Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Woodland and is annotated as
Lonsdale.
GENERAL Charming two storey over basement residence set on 2 acres in 1872 with a
conservatory, greenhouse and forcing house all heated by hot water. It was still on 2 acres in 1925
and was described as a six bedroom, four reception room residence with a tennis court and three
greenhouses.
YEAR BUILT circa 1872
VALUATION In 1910 the valuation was 86 pounds.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS Noted as having 14 rooms occupied by family in 1911.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census and Wills and
OSI Maps and parish records.
OCCUPANTS
1872 For Sale
1868 - 1872 Hugh Beresford Stanley
1868 -1872 William Burroughs Stanley
1873 - 1879 John Malcomson
1880 - 1881 David Malcomson
1882 - 1895 Henry W Treffry
1894 For Sale
1896 - 1925 Frederic William Pim
1933 - 1969 Frances Merrick Lloyd nee Darley
STAFF
1901 Annie Carroll - Cook
Ellen Growden - Housemaid
1901 - 1911 Mary McLoughlin - Parlourmaid
Alice M Allen - Governess/Visitor
1911 Mary Frances Kelly - Cook
Mary Anne Henry - Housemaid
CURRENT STATUS Extant and in use as a office accommodation since the 1970's
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019
NAME Lonsdale
AREA Avoca Avenue, Stillorgan/Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Woodland and is annotated as
Lonsdale.
GENERAL Charming two storey over basement residence set on 2 acres in 1872 with a
conservatory, greenhouse and forcing house all heated by hot water. It was still on 2 acres in 1925
and was described as a six bedroom, four reception room residence with a tennis court and three
greenhouses.
YEAR BUILT circa 1872
VALUATION In 1910 the valuation was 86 pounds.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS Noted as having 14 rooms occupied by family in 1911.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census and Wills and
OSI Maps and parish records.
OCCUPANTS
1872 For Sale
1868 - 1872 Hugh Beresford Stanley
1868 -1872 William Burroughs Stanley
1873 - 1879 John Malcomson
1880 - 1881 David Malcomson
1882 - 1895 Henry W Treffry
1894 For Sale
1896 - 1925 Frederic William Pim
1933 - 1969 Frances Merrick Lloyd nee Darley
STAFF
1901 Annie Carroll - Cook
Ellen Growden - Housemaid
1901 - 1911 Mary McLoughlin - Parlourmaid
Alice M Allen - Governess/Visitor
1911 Mary Frances Kelly - Cook
Mary Anne Henry - Housemaid
CURRENT STATUS Extant and in use as a office accommodation since the 1970's
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019