Survey Data
Reg No
20862040
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Store/warehouse
Date
1790 - 1810
Coordinates
167505, 73020
Date Recorded
12/04/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Detached eleven-bay three-storey former bonded store, built c.1800, now disused. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walling with rubble stone buttresses accentuating bays and roughly dressed quoins. Camber-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and timber replacement windows. Square-headed door opening to rear (east) elevation with timber matchboard double doors. Street-fronted to front (west) elevation, bounded to rear by recent rubble stone wall.
Appraisal
This robust former bonded store, which formed part of the extensive Watercourse Distillery complex, is an impressive reminder of the industrial heritage of Cork. The distillery was operating by 1794 and was one of a group of distilleries which made Cork an important distilling centre by the end of the eighteenth century. The retention of its original form and proportion is worthy of note. Now located overlooking a busy road it continues to dominate the surrounding area, due to its imposing scale.