Manor
Townland in the civil parish of St. John's Without, Co. Waterford; in Irish An Mainéar
- Area
- 26.4 ha
- 65 acres
- Land parcels
- 218
- registered freehold, median 123 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS
- Planning
- 63
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
218 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Manor, from 2 m² to 12,004 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 42 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RS (Existing residential)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 175 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5GB (Other mix of uses)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2TC (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS (Open space, park)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 20 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI (Community facilities)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 Sept 2026N/a
the single storey front bay window and side garage extensions as constructed
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660667
23 Jul 2026N/a
1. renovate the existing 1850’s cottage, 2. demolish the existing extensions at the side (south) and rear (west) of the cottage, 3. Construct a new 2 storey flat roofed extension to the side (south) of the cottage, 4. Construct a domestic garage in the garden on the south side of the cottage, 5. Construct an entrance and driveway from the existing roadway in Rice Park over portion of the existing green area to the rear of the cottage, 6. Face the existing mass concrete boundary wall to the rear of the property (facing Rice Park) with natural stone, together with all associated site works ,A Protected Structure, RPS No WA730759.
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660548
7 Jul 2026Conditional
for permission to replace the existing double-sided lightbox within the bus shelter with an advertising display area of 1.8m x 1.2m on each side with a double-sided unit that includes a digital advertising display area of 1.6 m x .93m on each side, along with all associated site works and services, on the public footpath
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660500
9 Apr 2026Conditional
the provision of a retail use within a long term vacant unit (c. 140.16 sqm gross floor area), minor internal fit out works to facilitate the new use, the provision of signage and all ancillary site works and site services.
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660222
31 Mar 2026Conditional
1 - Construction of a single storey gym facility 2 - The installation of 2 no. proprietary pre-assembled modular units for the purpose of changing facilities & to include all other necessary site & ground works to complete this project.
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660200
13 Mar 2026Conditional
for retention permission and full planning permission at our premises at B1 & B2 Railway Square, Waterford, namely for 1. Retention permission for as constructed outdoor seating areas to front and side of unit B1 (being 261sqm & 23sqm respectively) with associated retractable fabric covered roof system, as constructed clear corrugated roofs and surrounding panelled and glazed windbreakers to north and south facing sides; for altered roof canopy, glass balustrades and signage and for as constructed outdoor seating area to front of Unit B2 (being 42sqm) with as constructed clear corrugated roof and associated panelled wind breakers 2. For the demolition of the retained structure upon the grant of permission, and 3. For full planning permission for the provision of new outdoor seating areas in lieu of the same, (75sqm in front of Unit B1 and 50sqm in front of Unit B2) incorporating Parasols and surrounded by an Airflex-type windbreaker system together with all associated site development works.
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660159
6 Mar 2026N/a
1. constructed outdoor seating areas to front and side of unit B1 (being 261sqm & 23sqm respectively) with associated retractable fabric covered roof system, as constructed clear corrugated roofs and surrounding panelled and glazed windbreakers to north and south facing sides; for altered roof canopy, glass balustrades and signage and for as constructed outdoor seating area to front of Unit B2 (being 42sqm) with as constructed clear corrugated roof and associated panelled wind breakers 2. For the demolition of the retained structure upon the grant of permission, and 3. PERMISSION for the provision of new outdoor seating areas in lieu of the same, (75sqm in front of Unit B1 and 50sqm in front of Unit B2) incorporating Parasols and surrounded by an Airflex-type windbreaker system together with all associated site development works.
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660133
10 Feb 2026Conditional
Fuel Sales from existing office/storage structure, various freestanding and wall mounted signage elements, air water services, fuel dispensers , above ground HVO/adblue tanks, forecourt goods displays.
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660078
6 Feb 2026N/a
fuel sales from existing office storage structure, various freestanding and wall mounted signage elements, air/water services, fuel dispensers, above ground HVO/AdBlue tanks, forecourt goods displays.
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660069
5 Dec 2025N/a
Fuel sales from existing office/storage structure, various freestanding and wall mounted signage elements, air water services, fuel dispensers, above ground hvo AdBlue tanks, forecourt goods displays.
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2560873
28 Nov 2025N/a
fuel sales from existing office/storage structure, various freestanding and wall mounted signage elements, air water services, fuel dispensers, above ground hvo adlue tanks, forecourt goods displays.
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2560853
19 Sept 2025N/a
the single storey front bay window and side garage extensions as constructed
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2560672
11 Aug 2025Conditional
the proposed development will consist of the creation of a cafe area (c.191 sqm) beside the entrance of the existing building and includes the following 1)the change of use of floor space from circulation / lobby space to cafe area. 2)minor internal fit out works to facilitate the new use 3) alteration to the front elevation of the building to provide for 2 no new windows 4) and all ancillary site works and site services
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 25108
26 Feb 2025Conditional
a change of use from Office / Consultancy use to a 3 bedroom ,with communal kitchen, Living ,Dining space apartment for the purpose of student accommodation .The apartment unit has been designed in accordance and in compliance with QHSN45(Third Level Student Accommodation guidelines). The development shall include all necessary and associated site works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2523
19 Sept 2024Conditional
Retention Permission for to retain indefinitely the single storey extension to the rear of house in accordance with the drawings submitted
Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2460547
26 Jul 2024Conditional
the change of use and subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit at Station House, Railway Square, Waterford, to form 3no new Units. Unit 1 will measure 350 sqm and be used a health centre/ clinic, Unit 2 will measure 284 sqm and be used as a community facility for the Irish Wheelchair Association and Unit 3 will measure 123 sqm and will remain in retail use as a pharmacy, all with associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2460427
16 Jul 2024Conditional
an extension to the to the side of existing covered garden centre, incorporating relocation of 4No. disabled car parking bays, gable mounted signage to new garden centre extension roof and all associated site development works,
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460403
9 Jul 2024N/a
for an extension to the side of existing covered garden centre, incorporating relocation of 4No. disabled car parking bays, gable mounted signage to new garden centre extension roof and all associated site development works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460383
29 Jan 2024Conditional
Indefinite Retention permission sought for an existing covered storage area to the side of existing builders providers building and Planning permission for an extension to the side and rear of existing covered garden centre, incorporating relocation of 4No. disabled car parking bays, gable mounted signage to new garden centre extension roof and all associated site development works. ,
Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2460043
21 Nov 2023Conditional
to sub-divide the existing 3-storey dwelling to provide 3 no apartments, comprising of ; 1 no ground floor studio apartment and 1 no 1-bed apartment at both 1st & 2nd floors, the provision of a 3-storey flat roof extension to the rear of the dwelling & alterations to associated elevations, and all associated site development works,
Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2360563
19 Sept 2023Conditional
The construction of a new first floor on the permitted and partially constructed storage shed (planning ref.211022) including goods lift and external escape stairs along with all associated site works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2360431
8 Sept 2023N/a
for construction of a new first floor on the permitted and partially constructed storage shed (planning ref.211022) including goods lift and external escape stairs along with all associated site works at
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2360417
5 Apr 2023Conditional
retention of ground and first floor extension, to the rear of the dwelling including a store accessible from the garden together with ancillary works
Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 23106
10 Oct 2022Conditional
the erection of new signage at the development address, namely for erection of 10 no 700mm X 1700mm printed double sided banners to existing light poles, all with associated site development works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22866
10 Oct 2022Conditional
the erection of new signage at the development address, namely for erection of a 1930mm X 450mm folded dibond lightbox internally over main entrance door at Johns River Boardwalk to existing Infosys Call Centre Facility, for the application of reverse printed vinyl graphics to surrounding windows at same entrance doors and for the application of 27 no 1200mm X 690mm reverse plot white vinyl Infosys logos to glass panels along Johns River Boardwalk, all with associated site development works
Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 22867
The 25 most recent of 63 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Manor.
Recorded monuments
- WA009-005017 Bridge
Description
St John's Gate was the principal route from the city to Gaultiere with references attesting its existence in the 15th and 16th centuries (Smith 1746, 188-9). St John's Bridge was the only bridging point of the Pill, and although the present bridge has been expanded, two irregular arches with plain voussoirs on the W side are original. (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 2, 181-2; O'Keeffe and Simington 1991, 138-40) Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. O'Keefe, P. and Simington, T. (1991) Irish stone bridges: history and heritage. Irish Academic Press, Dublin. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
- WA009-036 Windmill
Description
Marked as a small circular structure described as a Castle on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and described as a disused corn mill on the 1950 ed. Situated on low-lying ground c. 100m from the SW-NE St John's river. It is described locally as a circular tower which was removed in the 1970s. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 August 2010
Architectural heritage
- House, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1875, retaining original aspect. One of a terrace of seven. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls with rendered strips to ends. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, moulded rendered surrounds, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with moulded rendered surround, timber panelled door, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- McGwuire House, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1860, retaining original aspect. Now disused with some openings boarded-up. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging timber eaves. Painted rendered walls with rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Some now boarded-up. Round-headed window opening with moulded rendered surround. Now boarded-up with overlight remaining. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from line of road with forecourt having painted rendered plinth possibly originally with railings over (now boarded-up), and rendered panelled piers.
- , 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1890, with inscribed “VR” royal cipher. Set into rubble stone boundary wall with red brick surround having shallow segmental head.
- House, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, c.1850, retaining most original fenestration. Reroofed and part refenestrated, c.1975. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement fibre-cement slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted rendered wall to front (south-east) elevation, with slate hanging to site (south-west) elevation. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and moulded rendered surround to ground floor. 2/2 timber sash windows with replacement timber casement windows, c.1975, to first floor. Pair of square-headed door openings with moulded rendered surrounds, timber panelled doors, and overlights. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1860, retaining original fenestration. Reroofed, c.1985. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1985, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills. 3/6 and 6/6 timber sash windows with 8/8 timber sash window to ground floor having margins. Round-headed door opening with replacement timber door, c.1985, and rendered overpanel. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1875, retaining original fenestration. Reroofed, c.1975. One of a terrace of three. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening with moulded rendered surround, replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1870, retaining some original fenestration. Part refenestrated, c.1995. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings (in bipartite arrangement to upper floors) with stone sills. 2/2 timber sash window to ground floor with iron sill guard, and 1/1 timber sash window to top floor. Replacement uPVC casement window, c.1995, to first floor. Round-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door, c.1995, having overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1870, retaining original fenestration. Pitched (shared) slate roof (shallow gabled to dormer attic window) with clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings (in bipartite arrangement to first floor) with stone sills. 2/2 timber sash window to ground floor with 1/1 timber sash windows to first floor, and timber casement window to dormer attic. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1970. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1880. Reroofed, c.1980. Refenestrated, 2003. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1980, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, rendered coping, replacement square rooflight, c.1980, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, 2003, on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings (originally in bipartite arrangement to first floor) with stone sills, and segmental hood moulding to ground floor. Replacement uPVC casement windows, 2003. Square-headed door opening with rendered panelled pilaster surround supporting frieze with entablature over on consoles, and replacement glazed aluminium door, c.1980. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- The Cottage, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay two-storey house, c.1860, retaining original fenestration with single-bay two-storey advanced lower linking bay to south-east. Reroofed, c.1985. Pitched roofs with replacement artificial slate, c.1985, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls (ivy-clad). Square-headed window openings with stone sills, rendered surrounds, and 1/1 timber sash windows having margins. Round-headed door opening with rendered surround, replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1960, and spoked fanlight. Set back from line of road with painted roughcast boundary wall having rendered coping, and rendered piers with wrought iron gate.
- House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1840. Reroofed and refenestrated, c.1990. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered eaves. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Round-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door, c.1990, retaining original spoked fanlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1850, retaining original aspect. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond (shared) chimney stack, square rooflight, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings (in bipartite arrangement to first floor) with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Round-headed door opening with glazed timber panelled door, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1840, retaining some early fenestration. Extensively renovated, c.1990, with dormer attic remodelled. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, flat felt roofs, c.1990, to dormer attic windows, and replacement plastic rainwater goods, c.1990, on rendered eaves. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings (in bipartite arrangement to first floor) with stone sills, and rendered surrounds. 1/1 timber sash windows to first floor with replacement timber casement windows, c.1990, to remainder. Round-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1990, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay two-storey house, c.1820. Extensively renovated, c.1995. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1995, clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1995, on moulded rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Segmental-headed door opening with rendered pilaster surround having archivolt over, timber fluted Greek Doric doorcase with moulded entablature, timber panelled door, and spoked fanlight. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1840. Renovated, c.1890, with render façade enrichments added. Extensively renovated, c.1990. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, clay ridge tiles, no chimney stacks (probably removed, c.1990), and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled pier. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills, and rendered dressings, c.1890, including panelled surrounds, and entablatures over on foliate consoles. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door opening with remainder of rendered doorcase, c.1890, including segmental pediment on foliate consoles, and replacement timber panelled door, c.1990, having sidelights, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1840. Renovated, c.1890, with render façade enrichments added. Extensively renovated, c.1990, to accommodate use as apartments. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled pier. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills and rendered dressings, c.1890, including panelled surrounds and entablatures over on foliate consoles. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door opening with rendered doorcase, c.1890, comprising pilasters with segmental pediment on foliate consoles, and replacement uPVC panelled door, c.1990, having sidelights, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house, c.1860, retaining original fenestration. Reroofed, c.1960. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1960, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and moulded rendered surrounds to ground floor. 1/1 timber sash windows with margins. Square-headed door opening with moulded rendered surround, timber panelled door, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1860–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c.1875. Reroofed, c.1975. Refenestrated, c.2000. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.2000. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.2000. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed uPVC panelled door, c.2000. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house, c.1860, on a corner site retaining original fenestration. Renovated and extended, c.1885, comprising four-bay two-storey return to south-east with openings remodelled to ground floor having pubfront inserted to accommodate commercial use. Extended, c.1960, comprising three-bay single-storey lower range to south-east. Now disused. Pitched slate roof (hipped to return) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched corrugated-asbestos roof to lower range with clay ridge tiles, square rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers. Square-headed window openings (remodelled, c.1885, to ground floor) with moulded rendered sills, moulded rendered surrounds, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Rendered pubfront, c.1885, to ground floor with pilasters, timber panelled double doors, fascia over, and moulded cornice. Square-headed door openings to lower range with timber boarded doors and double doors. Road fronted on a corner site with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1875. Refenestrated, c.2000. One of a terrace of four. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.2000. Square-headed door opening with rendered surround, and replacement glazed uPVC panelled door, c.2000, having overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, c.1890, retaining some original fenestration. Part refenestrated, c.1990. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered quoined pier. Elliptical-headed window opening to ground floor with stone sills, moulded rendered surround having keystone, and fixed-pane timber window with casement section. Square-headed window openings to first floor with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door opening with rendered surround, timber panelled door, sidelights, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house with half-dormer attic, c.1860, retaining original fenestration. Renovated, post-1999, with replacement shopfront inserted to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Replacement timber shopfront, post-1999, to ground floor with fluted pilasters, fixed-pane timber display window, timber panelled doors with overlight, and timber fascia over having cornice. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- Lamp standard, 1910–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding steel lamp standard, c.1925, comprising square-profiled shaft on moulded pedestal with decorative double bracket supporting lamps, and finial over. Set back from line of road in random rubble stone planter.
- Good Shepherd Convent, convent/nunnery, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached eleven-bay three-storey convent with dormer attic, c.1880, possibly over basement retaining original fenestration comprising seven-bay three-storey main block with single-bay three-storey gabled advanced entrance bay to centre, two-bay three-storey gabled advanced flanking end bays, five-bay three-storey side elevations to north-west and to south-east having single-bay three-storey gabled advanced entrance bay to centre to south-east, two-bay three-storey return to north-east, and two-bay single-storey gabled recessed wing with half-attic to north-west having three-bay single-storey range to north-west. Now in use as college. Pitched slate roofs (gabled to advanced bays) with yellow clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks, cut-stone coping to gables having cross finials, yellow brick gabled bellcote to return, square rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded yellow brick eaves. Broken coursed squared red sandstone walls with yellow brick quoins to corners, yellow brick and cut-limestone courses to each floor, and cut-limestone quoins to entrance bay to side (south-east) elevation. Lancet recessed niches to gables with yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, cut-limestone hoods over having trefoil motifs, and carved statuary. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor, shallow segmental-headed window openings to first floor, and square-headed window openings to top floor (all paired to entrance bay to side (south-east) elevation) with cut-stone sills to ground floor, cut-stone sill courses to upper floors, and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds to all openings having yellow brick courses to springs of arches. 2/2 timber sash windows. Trefoil-headed window openings to primary entrance bay in tripartite arrangement with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds (incorporating quatrefoil-motif apron to first floor), mullions, and hood mouldings over. Quatrefoil window over to gable with cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals. Fixed-pane leaded windows to all openings. Round-headed door openings approached by flights of cut-granite steps with cut-stone parapets having cast-iron railings over, limestone ashlar surrounds having moulded reveals with pink granite colonettes and foliate capitals, moulded course to spring over arch, and moulded archivolt having hood moulding and yellow brick dressings over. Timber panelled door with overlight. Set back from road in own grounds with tarmacadam forecourt, and landscaped grounds to site.
- Saint Dominick's School, laundry, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached fifteen-bay three-storey rubble stone Magdalene laundry, c.1890, retaining original fenestration with single-bay three-storey pedimented higher entrance bay, single-bay full-height advanced bay, and four-bay single-storey mono-pitched return to south-west. Extended, c.1915, comprising four-bay two-storey double-pile wing to north-west. Now in use as college. Hipped slate roof to original block (gabled to entrance bay; mono-pitched to return) with clay and rolled lead ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks, sproketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof to additional wing with clay ridge tiles, copper vents to ridge, rendered chimney stacks, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls with cut-limestone dressings including quoins to corners, moulded courses to each floor, and moulded segmental pediment to entrance bay. Painted rendered walls to rear (south-west) elevation and to return. Unpainted rendered walls to additional wing. Shallow segmental-headed window openings to ground and to first floors (paired to first floor entrance bay having hood moulding over) with square-headed window openings to remainder on moulded cut-limestone sill courses (flush chamfered sills to rear (south-west) elevation) with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds. 6/6 and 6/9 timber sash windows. Round-headed window openings to advanced bay with moulded sills, cut-limestone surrounds, and keystone to top floor. Fixed-pane timber windows. Round-headed door opening to entrance bay in limestone ashlar panel with replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors, c.1990, overlights, square-headed flanking side lights having 2/2 timber sash windows, and hood moulding over with gabled panel, and inscribed flanking roundels. Square-headed window openings to additional wing with stone sills, and 2/2 timber sash windows. Set back from line of road in grounds shared with Waterford Institute of Technology (Good Shepherd Convent).
- Michael Walsh Asylum, almshouse, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey rubble stone almshouse, dated 1875, retaining most original aspect. Now in use as apartments. One of a terrace of five. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks, cut-limestone coping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.2000. Random rubble stone walls with cut-limestone quoins to corner, and cut-stone courses to each floor. Pointed-arch window openings to ground floor, square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-limestone sill courses, block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, and 2/2 timber sash windows with horizontal bias to glazing pattern. Pointed-arch door opening with cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.2000, and overlight. Set back from line of road in shared grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall to forecourt having limestone ashlar piers with profiled polygonal capping, and sections of cast-iron railings.
- Good Shepherd Convent, church/chapel, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Attached five-bay double-height Gothic Revival Catholic chapel, c.1880, comprising five-bay double-height nave with five-bay double-height lower flanking side aisles, single-bay two-stage engaged turret to south on a polygonal plan having spire, three-bay two-storey linking range to south-west, and two-bay single-storey linking range to north-east. Pitched slate roofs (gable-fronted to nave and to aisles) with clay ridge tiles, cut-stone coping having cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves (having corbels to linking range). Limestone ashlar polygonal spire to turret on moulded course with wrought iron cross finial to apex. Broken coursed rock-faced squared limestone walls with limestone ashlar quoins, stepped buttresses, and moulded course to first floor. Limestone ashlar walls to second stage to turret on moulded course. Lancet window openings to ground floor with cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, and hood mouldings over. Rose windows to gables in pointed-arch recesses having cut-limestone surrounds (incorporating panelled apron to nave with pink granite flanking colonettes), carved limestone tracery, and hood mouldings over. Fixed-pane leaded stained glass windows to all window openings. Square-headed door opening in pointed-arch recess with four cut-granite steps, pink granite colonette doorcase having foliate capitals, timber panelled double doors, and decorative overpanel having moulded archivolt with hood moulding over. Pointed-arch elongated openings to second stage to tower with shared gabled hood mouldings over and fixed-pane fittings. Square-headed window openings to linking ranges (paired to south-west) with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Pointed-arch door opening to linking range to south-west with cut-limestone block-and-start surround, tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, and overlight. Full-height interior open into roof with pointed-arch arcades to side aisles on polished granite columns having moulded plaster arches, exposed timber roof construction on corbels, and Gothic-style reredos to side altars. Set back from road in grounds shared with Waterford Institute of Technology (Good Shepherd Convent).
- House, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house, c.1850. Reroofed and refenestrated, c.1975. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement fibre-cement slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and moulded rendered surround to ground floor. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1975. Square-headed door openings with moulded rendered surround, timber panelled doors, and overlights. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1860. Extensively renovated, c.1985. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1985, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1985. Round-headed door opening with replacement timber door, c.1985, and rendered overpanel. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1875. Reroofed, c.1975. Refenestrated, pre-1999. One of a terrace of three. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, pre-1999. Segmental-headed door opening with moulded rendered surround, timber panelled door, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1875. Reroofed, c.1975. Refenestrated, pre-1999. One of a terrace of three. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, pre-1999. Segmental-headed door opening with moulded rendered surround, replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1975, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
- Good Shepherd Convent, convent/nunnery, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Attached sixteen-bay three-storey convent, c.1880, possibly over basement on a shallow H-shaped plan retaining original aspect comprising ten-bay three-storey main block with three-bay three-storey advanced flanking end bays, and six-bay three-storey side elevations. Now in use as college. Pitched and hipped slate roofs on a shallow H-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks, and profiled cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded yellow brick eaves. Irregular coursed rock-faced squared red sandstone walls with yellow brick quoins to corners, and cut-limestone stringcourse to second floor to side (south-west) elevation. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, and 2/2 timber sash windows. Set back from road in shared grounds.
- Good Shepherd Convent, chimney, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding chimney, c.1880, on a square plan comprising tapered shaft on pedestal/base with profiled cornice. Now disused. Red brick Common (fifth course headers) bond walls to pedestal/base with cut-stone tapered coping over, and yellow brick Common (fifth course header) bond walls to tapered shaft having profiled cornice with rendered coping. Set back from road in shared grounds.
- Michael Walsh Asylum, almshouse, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey rubble stone almshouse, dated 1875, retaining most original aspect. Now in use as apartments. One of a terrace of five. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks, cut-limestone coping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.2000. Random rubble stone walls with cut-stone courses to each floor. Pointed-arch window openings to ground floor, square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-limestone sill courses, block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, and 2/2 timber sash windows with horizontal bias to glazing pattern. Pointed-arch door opening with cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.2000, and overlight. Set back from line of road in shared grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall to forecourt having limestone ashlar piers with profiled polygonal capping, and sections of cast-iron railings.
- Michael Walsh Asylum, almshouse, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey gable-fronted rubble stone almshouse, dated 1875, retaining most original aspect. Now in use as Presbyterian church. One of a terrace of five. Pitched (gable-fronted) and pitched (shared) slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks, cut-limestone coping and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.2000. Random rubble stone walls with cut-limestone quoins to corner, cut-stone courses to each floor, cut-limestone quatrefoil date stone/plaque in medallion, and cut-limestone coping to gable having cross finial to apex. Pointed-arch window openings to ground floor with cut-limestone sills, block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, hood mouldings over, and 2/2 timber sash windows with horizontal bias to glazing pattern. Trefoil-headed window openings to first floor (paired to centre) with cut-limestone sill course, block-and-start surrounds, colonette mullion to paired openings, hood mouldings over, and leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening with two cut-limestone steps, cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals, hood moulding over, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.2000, and overlight. Set back from line of road in shared grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall to forecourt having limestone ashlar piers with profiled polygonal capping, and sections of cast-iron railings.
- Michael Walsh Asylum, almshouse, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey rubble stone almshouse, dated 1875, retaining most original aspect. Now in use as apartments. One of a terrace of five. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks, cut-limestone coping and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.2000. Random rubble stone walls with cut-stone courses to each floor. Pointed-arch window openings to ground floor, square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-limestone sill courses, block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, and 2/2 timber sash windows with horizontal bias to glazing pattern. Pointed-arch door opening with cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.2000, and overlight. Set back from line of road in shared grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall to forecourt having limestone ashlar piers with profiled polygonal capping, and sections of cast-iron railings.
- Michael Walsh Asylum, almshouse, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey rubble stone almshouse, dated 1875, on a corner site retaining most original aspect. Now in use as apartments. One of a terrace of five. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks, cut-limestone coping and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.2000. Random rubble stone walls with cut-limestone quoins to corner and cut-stone courses to each floor. Pointed-arch window openings to ground floor, square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-limestone sill courses, block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, and 2/2 timber sash windows with horizontal bias to glazing pattern. Pointed-arch door opening with cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.2000, and overlight. Set back from line of road in shared grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall to forecourt having limestone ashlar piers with profiled polygonal capping, and sections of cast-iron railings.
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Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Manor.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Manor with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.
The townland
- Name
- Manor · An Mainéar
- Area
- 263,908 m² (26.39 ha, 65.21 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. John's Without, and its townlands
- Electoral division
- Kingsmeadow, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kingsmeadow electoral division: 1,305 people in 590 households; 48% of households own their home; 17% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballytruckle, Longcourse, Newtown, Priorsknock
- Placenames
- Manor on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.