Survey Data
Reg No
20832005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
House
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
98578, 35426
Date Recorded
13/06/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two storey house, built c.1900, having shopfront to ground floor and single-storey extension to rear (north-east). Pitched slate roof with rendered end chimneystacks and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to extension. Painted smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and rendered sills. Square-headed window opening to extension having tripartite window comprising one-over-one timber sliding sash window flanked by one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening having timber panelled door and overlight. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters supporting fascia board and carved cornice, with fixed timber framed display window and square-headed door opening. Shopfront now disused.
Appraisal
A pleasing balanced composition of house and shop retaining early features and a modest shopfront. The retention of timber sash windows adds character to the façade. The survival of an example of this type adds significantly to the architectural heritage of the Ballydehob area.