Rosefield
NAME Bell ville, Rose Field, Rosefield, Blackrock Clinic
AREA LOCATION Rock Road, on the site of what is now the Blackrock Clinic
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1837-1842 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Williamstown
and it is annotated as Bell Ville and Rosefield respectively. Called Rosefield by 1843.
GENERAL A commodious well enclosed house on 5 acres, it had 5 bedrooms and stabling for
4 horses in 1843.
YEAR BUILT circa 1750
VALUATION
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills,
contemporaneous newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
C1750 One of the first seaside villas built in Williamstown
1842 - 1843 Rt Hon John Radcliffe
1843 To let
1845 - 1848 Henry William Talbot
1846 To let
1847 Joshua Bewley
1856 - 1980 Kelly Family
1983 Demolished
STAFF
1901 Mary Lynch - Housemaid
Jane Rosebaun - Parlourmaid
Rosa Carroll - Cook
1911 Frances Ford - Cook
Margaret Reilly - Parlourmaid
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant, site of Blackrock Clinic
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2020
AREA LOCATION Rock Road, on the site of what is now the Blackrock Clinic
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1837-1842 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Williamstown
and it is annotated as Bell Ville and Rosefield respectively. Called Rosefield by 1843.
GENERAL A commodious well enclosed house on 5 acres, it had 5 bedrooms and stabling for
4 horses in 1843.
YEAR BUILT circa 1750
VALUATION
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills,
contemporaneous newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
C1750 One of the first seaside villas built in Williamstown
1842 - 1843 Rt Hon John Radcliffe
1843 To let
1845 - 1848 Henry William Talbot
1846 To let
1847 Joshua Bewley
1856 - 1980 Kelly Family
1983 Demolished
STAFF
1901 Mary Lynch - Housemaid
Jane Rosebaun - Parlourmaid
Rosa Carroll - Cook
1911 Frances Ford - Cook
Margaret Reilly - Parlourmaid
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant, site of Blackrock Clinic
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2020