Artistic, architectural, awe-some

Dating to the early 1900s, The Gables, is an eye-catcher, says Tommy Barker

There’s lots to admire in the architecture and details of the Edwardian era compact Midleton home called The Gables. Dating to about 1900, and built on the Cork Road approach to the east Cork town’s main street, this 900 sq ft home has huge visual appeal and charm, especially in its roofing. It appears in National Inventory of Architectural Heritage’s lists as being of artistic and architectural interest.

And, now the eye-catching house with terracotta tiled gables, ornamental roof ridges and a hipped corner sprocket roof with finial tip and an oriel window underneath can be the place you call home, for a price around the €115,000 mark.