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Seafort Lodge

 
NAME                          Seafort Lodge


AREA LOCATION      Castle Dawson Avenue, Williamstown

 
MAP LOCATION       OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
                                     Williamstown and it is annotated as Seafort Lodge on both. 
 
GENERAL                   Detached non basement eighteenth century villa at 20 Rock Road.  In 1854 it
was For Sale on 1 acre with frontage to main road having 2 parlours, 1 drawing room, 5 bedrooms,
coach house and stabling for 4 horses.  The gatelodge was at Seafort Parade.
                      
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YEAR BUILT               circa 1776
     
 
VALUATION               In 1940 the Valuation was 56 Pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
​                                      having 12 rooms occupied by family.

ARCHITECT                 Unknown

SOURCES                    Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills
                                      contemporaneous newspapers, Griffith's Valuation and Registry of Deeds.
  
OCCUPANTS
1802                             To be sold
1807                             Refurbised and To let
1814                             Hickman Kearney
1837 - 1842                 Elijah Pring - Glass manufacturer (lodge)
1851 - 1860                 Gustavus Wilson (lodge)
1854                             To Let
1858                             To let or to be sold
1861                             Unoccupied - lease held by Gustavus Wilson (Landed estate court)
1868 - 1869                 Frederick Mann
1869                             Barry Mann
1892                             Martha Eland
1879 - 1898                 John A Walker  (Oil company of Gaspe Canada)
1901                             John William Tonge
1911 - 1912                 John Murray, Optician
1920                             For Sale
1921                             William Godfrey Evans Longworth
1923                             For Sale
1925 - 1930                 Joseph McGrath
1935 - 1940                 Eamon Martin
1952 - 1953                 For Sale with Vacant possession
1974 todate                In use as office space            
STAFF

1805 - 1815                John Garvey - Gardener
1807                            Mr Kelly - Caretaker
1808                            Busby - living at the gatelodge
1901                            Hannah Spencer - Housekeeper
1911                            Margaret Payne - General domestic servant
 
CURRENT            
STATUS                     In use as offices

CONTRIBUTOR         ©​ June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE                            May 2020