Survey Data
Reg No
15004186
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Athlone Barracks
Original Use
Officer's house
In Use As
Building misc
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
203623, 241483
Date Recorded
10/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached seven-bay two storey barrack building, built c.1830. Now divided into two separate structures. Pitched natural slate roof with wide overhanging eaves, projecting ashlar eaves course, raised limestone verges and four stepped brick chimneystacks. Constructed of ashlar limestone with projecting ashlar string course at first floor level. Square-headed window openings with replacement windows, single segmental-headed opening to the north end of ground floor. Square-headed doorcases with timber doors. Located at south end of Custume Barracks with attached single-storey rubble limestone outbuilding to rear.
Appraisal
An attractive early-to-mid nineteenth-century building constructed of high-quality stonework. It has a conscious architectural style and is an interesting addition to this important complex of buildings within Custume Barracks. The scale and location of this structure suggest that it may have been used originally as officer's accommodation.