Survey Data
Reg No
31814045
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Previous Name
Scoil Ceard Oideachais An Caisleán Riabhach
Original Use
College
In Use As
College
Date
1940 - 1960
Coordinates
167868, 279507
Date Recorded
27/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached nine-bay two-storey former vocational school, built c.1950, with flat-roofed return and extension to rear. Hipped tiled roof with oversailing eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls with stucco sill courses and plinth. Timber sash windows, tripartite over entrance with rendered surrounds and stone sills. Some steel casement windows to rear. Entrance in middle of façade with windbreak with flat concrete roof, timber panelled double door with overlight and stucco surround. Site bounded by rendered wall with wrought-iron gate to road.
Appraisal
The form and scale of this former vocational school is representative of the architectural designs employed by the state for buildings of this type. The simple form and rhythmical fenestration of this building combine to create a pleasant exterior, which is fitting for a centre of education.