Survey Data
Reg No
30813013
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical
Previous Name
Leitrim County Gaol
Original Use
Prison governor's house
In Use As
Office
Date
1790 - 1830
Coordinates
193589, 299436
Date Recorded
16/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former prison governor's house, built c.1810, now used as county council offices. Roof hidden behind parapet wall. Rendered walls with stone to basement. Square-headed openings with limestone sills and replacement timber sash windows. Recessed round-headed door opening with stone doorcase surround and fanlight. Steps to entrance. Extension to rear joining the building to northern four-bay three-storey former jail building with squared limestone front elevation, pitched slate roof and ashlar entrance: now a window. Detached four-bay three-storey building to west with hipped slate roof, squared limestone walls with quoins and glass extension to rear. Section of random course wall in situ to south and further remains of walls in car park to south-east.
Appraisal
This former governor's house and associated jail buildings form a complex, which also encompasses the former gaol guard room and court house. Though much has been replaced within the complex, the structures retain their original character. The recent office extensions, which have extended the life of this group, impact minimally on the buildings and the use of different contemporary materials in their construction creates an interesting contrast to the stonework and rendered facades of the former jail buildings.