“A charming Georgian residence
(approx. 50 acres) in a wonderful private setting never before on the market”
The
sale has been announced of Milford House, Milford, Co. Carlow through joint
selling agents Jordan Town and Country and Knight Frank. Milford House is a
charming Georgian residence (built c.1820) that has never been on the market
having remained in family ownership since its original construction. The
Alexanders were originally millers and Milford Mill was built in 1791. Although
they built up an Estate of c. 2,000 acres, they remained active Mill owners and
entrepreneurs over the generations. In the mid 19th century Milford Mills was
the largest flour mill in Ireland and despite the abolition of the Corn Laws in
1846 which damaged the economics of the enterprise, the site remained the focus
of industrial employment into the 20th century. One of the earliest
hydro-electric dynamos was installed in Milford Mills which supplied the town
of Carlow with electricity in the 1890s. The Hydro-Electric Plant was
completely refurbished in the 1980s and currently produces 250 kilowatts into
the National Grid.
Milford
House is an attractive 5 by 2 bay two storey house built in 1820 with a granite
ionic portico and single storey wing to the left side. The entrance hall is
bright and gives access to the library which is one of the wonderfully
proportioned reception rooms with a dual aspect benefiting from a magnificent
fireplace, chimney piece and ceiling plasterwork. The drawing room interlinks
with both the library and dining room making for ideal entertaining space; the
drawing room having a dual aspect (S and E), whilst the impressive dining room
has an easterly aspect. All the reception rooms are bright with views
overlooking the parkland. Other rooms on the ground floor include the kitchen
with Aga cooker, breakfast room, TV room, cloakroom with w.c, w.h.b and shower,
2 bedrooms.
There is a wonderful staircase leading to
first return with bathroom and walk-in hot press. Upstairs there is a central
landing with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, all with superb parkland views. The
lower ground floor (the original service quarters) includes the old kitchen,
cellar, pantry, office, tack room, internal garage and boiler room (all of
which are ideally suited for additional accommodation if required with good
ceiling height (10 ft 6 inches). Away from the house is the original stud yard
with 25 stables and grooms house (which has independent access).
Milford
House is approached down a long avenue past the front gate lodge. The drive
winds through the post and railed paddocks with beech hedging to the main
residence which has a very pleasant aspect looking over the parkland and the
lawn field. There is a separate drive off the main avenue to the original stud
yard. There is a fabulous 2 acre walled garden with a charming brook flowing
through it and Victorian (1903) 3 bay greenhouse. The front and rear of the
property are laid out in lawn interspersed with mature trees and shrubs
ensuring colour at various times of the year. Furthermore there is wonderful
two storey stone cut gardeners cottage with its own independent access. The
Land is top quality, laid out in 4 paddocks, all in permanent pasture, with
tremendous shelter. There are excellent shelter belts ensuring complete privacy
and the feeling of being in the middle of a far larger estate.
Milford
sits alongside the banks of the river barrow and is approximately 8km south of
Carlow Town just off the R448 which is the old Carlow/Kilkenny Road. Carlow is
the county town of Co. Carlow in the south east c. 84 km from Dublin. It has a
population of c. 24,272 (Census 2016) and nestles on the River Barrow. The M9
Motorway is 2 km (Junction 6) and the famous heritage city of Kilkenny is c. 35
km south with Waterford Airport 70km. The well known national hunt trainer
Willie Mullins trains at Closutton nearby.
For
further information or appointment to viewing contact the joint agents Paddy
Jordan of Jordan Town & Country 045-433550 or James Meagher of Knight Frank
01-6342466, the Agents are quoting an asking price of €1.375m.
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