Survey Data
Reg No
50070446
Original Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
Restaurant
Date
1895 - 1905
Coordinates
315381, 235410
Date Recorded
09/12/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Corner-sited irregular-plan three-storey house with shop to ground floor, built c.1900, having single-bay front (north) elevation, chamfered corner and three-bay west elevation. Hipped artificial slate roof. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond having moulded brick string courses, blue brick courses and block-and-start quoins. Rendered shopfront to ground floor. Segmental-arched window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and painted sills. Replacement uPVC windows. Segmental-arched door opening to west elevation having red brick voussoirs, recent timber panelled door and fanlight infill.
Appraisal
This corner unit is an effective turn of the century infill structure at the junction of Blessington Street and Mountjoy Street. It addresses its prominent corner location by treating the front and side elevations in a similar manner, creating a coherent elevation to an irregular plan. Its brickwork detailing adds interest, survives in good condition and is typical of its time.