Survey Data
Reg No
22305090
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Nenagh Constabulary Barrack
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Garda station/constabulary barracks
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1760 - 1800
Coordinates
186700, 179044
Date Recorded
28/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced five-bay three-storey former house with attic, built c.1780. Now in use as retail outlet. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack, moulded eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three pane to second floor and six-over-six to first floor, with stone sills. Shopfront comprising single and paired timber pilasters flanking tripartite fixed windows with stained-glass overlights and recessed doors, having glazed fascia, carved consoles and carved timber tympanum. Brass railings to windows and double-leaf cast-iron gate to recessed doors.
Appraisal
Despite recent renovation, this building retains its original form, including diminishing windows, which is typical of the Georgian style. The fine carved timber shopfront is a particularly notable feature of the building, and the retention of tripartite windows, stained-glass overlights and carved consoles enhances the historic character.