Survey Data
Reg No
13900712
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Previous Name
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Locomotive Carriage and Wagon Works
Original Use
Workshop
In Use As
Office
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
304125, 306337
Date Recorded
12/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached multiple-bay former railway shunting buildings, built c. 1870. Rectangular-plan gable-fronted three-bay two-storey carriage shed, attached gable-fronted single-storey sheds to south. Pitched corrugated-iron sheeted roof, raised gables with limestone verge copings, cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick walling, stepped recessed window bays and tympanums. Round-headed window openings, buff brick voussoirs, stone sills, painted timber multiple-paned fixed panes. Square-headed door opening infilled. Corrugated metal sheeted shed, attached to south. Set in large grounds, now in use as retail park, located on spur of the main Great Northern Railway line.
Appraisal
The establishment of the Great Northern Railway Company required the development of railway works to maintain and manufacture rolling stock. The railway works were designed by chief engineer to the company, W.H. Mills, and built in Belfast brick. This former shunting yard is a reminder of the industrial heritage of Dundalk. Trains, apparently including the British Queen's carriage, were built on site. Hinkel cars were built also built on site in the 1960s. The utilitarian structure is enhanced by the use of polychromatic brickwork and is fine window detailing.