Description |
Lynn Lodge previously known as Lynn House, as named on the first edition OS map. A three-bay two-storey house, built early 19th century by the Swift family, possibly incorporating the fabric of an earlier structure. Jonathon Swift (1667-1747) wrote letters from Lynn House. Lynn the property of Swift Esq is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s. It was the residence of Meade Swift in 1814. Lynn House was in the ownership of R. Swift and was the residence of the Rev. G. M. Dennis in 1837. By 1850 the house was known as Lynn Lodge and was occupied by Toriano L’Estrange when the interest of Richard Swift in the property, consisting of the house and about 100 acres was for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. Valued at £23 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), occupied by John Cronin and held from Terence D Nolan. In 1906 Charlotte Swifte occupied a mansion house valued at £23 at Lynn which she held with 72 acres of untenanted land. This house is now the centre of a stud. |