Survey Data
Reg No
31214015
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Claremorris North Railway Station
Original Use
Signal box
In Use As
Signal box
Date
1940 - 1945
Coordinates
133797, 275105
Date Recorded
08/07/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay single-stage over raised base signal box, commissioned 1941; extant 1964. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond "wallhead" central chimneystack to rear (south-west) elevation having concrete capping supporting terracotta pot, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on eaves boards on slightly overhanging box eaves. "Pulvinated" ashlar walls (base) with fillet sunk stringcourse; cement rendered surface finish (cabin). Square-headed window openings (base) with concrete sills, and reinforced concrete lintels framing casement windows. Square-headed "monitor window" (cabin) with timber sill, and timber mullions framing fixed-pane fittings. Interior retaining levers. Set in grounds shared with Claremorris Railway Station.
Appraisal
A signal box not only contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Claremorris Railway Station complex, but also clearly illustrating the continued development or "improvement" of the complex by the Great Southern Railways (GSR) Company (formed 1925; dissolved 1945).