Survey Data
Reg No
31817044
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Building misc
In Use As
Building misc
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
187041, 263848
Date Recorded
15/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached two-bay two-storey signal box, built c.1860 built by the Great Southern Railway. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack. Coursed rock-faced walls with dressed cornice to ground floor and timber panelling to first floor. Replacement windows and doors. Steel steps to first floor. Timber sign bears name of station. Cast-iron signal post to east and west platforms, to north of signal box. Timber level crossing gates to concrete piers with cast-iron lamps. Freestanding water tower to north-west with coursed limestone walls and eaves course with cast-iron water tank and cast-iron measure. Round-headed window with raised block-and-start surround. Building now disused.
Appraisal
These structures form part of a significant group of railway related structures at Roscommon Station, originally built by the Great Southern Railway Company. Well-executed craftsmanship and architectural detailing prevail throughout the complex.