Starter homes: Midleton redbrick sympathetically updated

This Cork residence has a touch of magic and should have a strong appeal for many first-time buyers

Tue, 06 Jul, 2021 - 06:32

Trish Dromey

ALTHOUGH it’s technically accurate to call No 35 New Cork Road in Midleton a three-bed townhouse, this doesn’t even begin to describe the striking Edwardian redbrick property and its elaborate tiled, turreted, weather vane-topped roof.

When built in 1898 by Lord Midleton, probably for an agent on the estate, it would have been detached, observes Miah McGrath of McCarthy & McGrath auctioneers, noting there is more than a hint of the Arts and Crafts genre in its design.