Santry Demesne itself was the site of the palatial Santry House which was originally the seat of the Barry family, the lordship of Santry and built in 1703.

 

The house then passed to Sir Compton Domvile, Bart, in 1751. On the death of Sir Compton Domvile, 4 and the last, it then passed to his nephew in 1935, Sir Hugo Poe, who assumed the additional surname of Domvile.

 

Santry Demesne as it is today is a much different place than it was back in previous centuries, whilst the grounds still retain the elegance and splendour once associated with the great House.

 

The stately mansion was four stories high, in the style of Queen Anne, with narrow doors and windows like Blenheim House. The house accidentally burned down in around 1943 and stood as a ruin for many years.

 

Santry Demesne as it is today is a much different place than it was back in previous centuries, whilst the grounds still retain the elegance and splendour once associated with the great House.

 

To get to the Demesne you would pass through the village and resuming on the northern road the ancient mansion-house would present itself. The demesne was adorned with trees and surrounded by a tall ivied wall that could full many a tale of nightly mischief on the unguarded traveller obviously in the ages of less efficient policing.