Survey Data
Reg No
20821007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Store/warehouse
In Use As
Garage
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
181107, 99302
Date Recorded
01/01/1900
Date Updated
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Description
Formerly detached single-storey former coal shed, built c. 1860, now in use as garage. Barrel-shaped corrugated-iron roof with timber battens to gables. Coursed rubble limestone walls, with cut limestone buttresses. Square-headed vehicular entrances in south long wall with replacement concrete lintels, and cast-iron brackets and timber beams connecting to replacement timber battened doors.
Appraisal
This building remains largely intact and forms part of a complex of related former railway structures to the west. Its former purpose, as a coal store, is a reminder of Ireland's industrial age and the former reliance on steam power. The solid construction and form of the structure are emphasised by the buttresses and the cast-iron brackets.