Survey Data
Reg No
21901206
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
RIC barracks
In Use As
House
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
145042, 152737
Date Recorded
26/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, built c. 1860, having recent extension to rear (south) elevation. Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystacks. Red brick walls with snecked limestone plinth course. Rendered walls to rear and west elevations. Paired round-headed openings to first floor with rounded brick surrounds, one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Paired round-headed openings to ground floor having chamfered brick surrounds, fixed windows, cast-iron sill guards and painted stone sills. Round-headed opening with glazed overlight over double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors having chamfered red brick surround.
Appraisal
This handsome former barracks once played an integral part of the history of Kildimo and conforms generally to the architectural typology of its kind. The building displays fine brick dressings, especially to the window and door surrounds, which enhance the balanced proportions of the façade. Prominently sited addressing the main street, the building presents a striking frontage to the streetscape. It was built on the site of a former police barracks.