Mayfield House, Portlaw Coolroe (Upp. By.) Clonagam Par.PortlawCo Waterford Details NIAH Ref: 22803035 Date: 1830 - 1850 Rating: National Orig. Use: House Townland: Coolroe (Upp. By.) Clonagam Par. County: Waterford More Info: Click Here Last Reviewed: August 2019 Criteria for Risk Vacant with no identified new use Suffering from neglect and/or poor maintenance Assessment Condition of Structure: Ruinous Level of Risk: High AppraisalThe building is a roofless shell. None of the original fabric remains other than the external walls. It issuffering from structural problems that could lead to full or partial collapse, and there is an immediate threat of further deterioration. Adjoining former Malcomson Factory, Portlaw. Among the richest Irish Industrialists of the mid 19th century, the Quaker Malcomsons established Portlaw as a planned industrial town, with its own leather currency. Beside both the town and the cotton mill, they created the lushly planted grounds of Mayfield, with an Italianate style house with tall central campanile and long wings, designed in the 1840s by William Tinsley of Clonmel. Elaborate interior plasterwork, much of it gilded with carved fireplaces long destroyed. The house is now a derelict shell and the grounds neglected. The structure is of significant historic importance and requires conservation works to prevent further deterioration. Recommended Use Residential Conservation Photograph Credit: NIAH Manage Cookie Preferences