Costelloe Lodge is an early 20th century building in

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, Ireland. It was designed by

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for

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, chairman of the

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, after Ismay's original fishing lodge was burnt out in an

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attack in 1922. Ismay had bought the house a year after the ''

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'' disaster and, largely ostracised by

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, spent much time at the lodge until his death in 1937. After the attack on the house Ismay engaged Lutyens to undertake a major reconstruction. The garden was laid out by Lutyens’ long-time collaborator

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. Little documented and unreferenced in the major studies of Lutyens, the lodge remains privately owned and is a protected structure.

History and architecture

succeeded to the chairmanship of the White Star Shipping Line in 1899, on the death of his

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. In 1912 he joined the ''

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'' on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic. The ship struck an iceberg and sank, with the loss of 1,514 passengers and crew. Ismay took a place in the last lifeboat to leave the ship, an act that led to severe public criticism. Ismay was largely ostracised from society after his rescue from the Titanic, and spent much of his time at Costelloe until his death in 1937. He had bought the original fishing lodge at

in 1913 and, a keen

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himself, visited frequently. In 1922 the lodge was burnt out in an arson attack by the

and Ismay commissioned Lutyens to rebuild it. Lutyens had established himself as one of England's leading architects of

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s. In his study of English domestic buildings, ''

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'', published in 1904,

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had written of him, "He is a young man who has come increasingly to the forefront of domestic architects and who may soon become the accepted leader among English builders of houses". Muthesius’ prediction was fulfilled; over the course of the next twenty years Lutyens became preeminent as a designer of country houses, began the construction of

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and became the foremost architect of memorials to the British dead of the

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. The rebuilding of Costelloe was completed by 1925 and the house is designed in Lutyens’ trademark

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style. The plan is long and irregular, with a total of nine bays under sweeping

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roofs. The construction material is rendered

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. The house is little documented and is not referenced in the major studies of Lutyens and his work. The lodge is a protected structure and remains privately owned.

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