Survey Data
Reg No
14306008
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
Bank/financial institution
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
255251, 280218
Date Recorded
18/04/2002
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace five-bay two-storey former house, built c.1900, with recessed roughcast rendered two-storey bay to south. Hipped and pitched tile roofs with red brick chimney. Machine-cut red and yellow brick with decorative cornice and limestone quoins. Segmental-arched openings with stone sills and sash windows. Modern polished stone shopfront inserted to ground floor. Now in use as bank.
Appraisal
The interesting mix of materials and colour contribute to the streetscape of Oldcastle. The late nineteenth-century brickwork and limestone quoins at first floor level contrast with the monotone modern insertion at ground floor level. The design and materials of this building are more common in other parts of Ireland, but this building is unique in Oldcastle.