Residence in elegant square has military past

DO-ER Upper or diamond in the rough, call it what you will, 9 Wellington Square needs, and may repay, investment of time and money.

Enough of both, and this tall and slender home with a private side garden will indeed shine once more.

Dating back to the 1830s, the end-of-terrace house off Cork’s Magazine Road with a military past last changed hands only a few years ago. Truth be told it didn’t get the make-over that was expected, and so it comes back up on the market with a €380,000-plus price quoted by Frances O’Brien of Andrew Moore and Co auctioneers.

The square is one of the more architecturally elegant in Cork’s suburbs, borrowing its name from a reported visit by the Duke of Wellington, and is set off the Magazine Road, which also has a military past, as it was a route used for ferrying gunpowder from the Ballincollig mills to city barrack magazines, and onwards for export via the port.

The square appeals to those seeking a bit of period grandeur within a short walk of the city, and the house’s three-storey over-basement layout means adaptability,.

At present it has a lower level galley kitchen and dining area, with shower room off, the ground floor has a glazed side porch, a hall and a 19’ by 9’ living room with period trimmings. The next flight up has two bedrooms, and the top floor has a third bedroom, a smaller fourth bedroom or study, and a bathroom.

Gas central heating has been installed and original features include sash windows, fire surrounds, some decorative plasterwork.