Survey Data
Reg No
13823060
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Railway station
In Use As
Building misc
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
296346, 290648
Date Recorded
05/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached multiple-bay single-storey former railway station, built c. 1880, now in use as commercial premises. Central gable-fronted projecting bay to north (front) with entrance canopy, recessed end bays to east and west ends; shorter nine-bay rectangular platform block to south. Pitched slate roof, clay roll-top ridge tiles; yellow brick chimneystacks with chamfered bases, strings and moulded corbel courses; pitched roof timber ventilator on roof ridge to east of central bay, metal cylindrical ventilators to ridge, cast-iron moulded gutters on painted timber fascia, cast-iron downpipes; flat lead-roofed canopy to central bay mounted on decorative cast-iron cantilever brackets, vertically-sheeted timber dogtooth fascia; painted timber decorative bargeboards and hanging finials. Yellow brick English bond walling, projecting chamfered plinth, red and blue/black brick flush string coursing. Segmental-headed window openings, stepped surrounds, stopped pole moulded reveals, continuous projecting hood mouldings, flush granite sills, uPVC casement windows; segmental-headed window bays to south elevation, recessed brick panel to lower portion, chamfered flush granite sills, fixed casements. Segmental-headed main entrance door opening, stepped surround, stopped pole moulded reveals continuous projecting hood mould, painted timber and glazed double doors; segmental-headed door openings to end bays, painted timber panelled doors, painted timber blind overlights. Painted timber dogtooth sheeted fascia to east and west elevations platform block. Set in gravelled yard; detached three-bay single-storey engine shed to south, roof removed, rubble stone walling with yellow brick dressings, round-headed window openings, cast-iron small pane windows.
Appraisal
The elegant original character and symmetry of this former railway station has survived with a considerable array of its original features including part of the platform. This building makes a rich contribution to the architectural heritage of Ardee. Of particular interest is the polychromatic brickwork and elaborately detailed entrance canopy with ornate cast-iron brackets.