Survey Data
Reg No
11823005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
278238, 185225
Date Recorded
30/01/2003
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house, c.1820, probably originally two separate two-bay houses retaining early fenestration to first floor with square-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Renovated, c.1950, with timber pubfront inserted to ground floor. Reroofed, c.1970. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1970. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Timber eaves. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Rendered quoins. Rendered string/sill course to first floor. Square-headed window openings to first floor. Stone sills (continuing into rendered sill course). Early 2/2 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950, with timber fascia over. Square-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Diagonal tongue-and-groove timber panelled sliding door. Timber shopfront, c.1950, to left ground floor with pilasters, fixed-pane timber display windows and timber panelled double doors having timber fascia over with moulded cornice. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
Appraisal
This house, probably originally built as two separate houses, retains some of its original form and character, despite renovation in the mid twentieth century to accommodate a commercial use to ground floor. The timber shopfront is an attractive addition to the composition and alludes to the true traditional Irish model, composed on a symmetrical plan and without extraneous ornamentation – this feature ought to be retained in future development of the building. The pubfront emphasises the social and historic importance of the house, representing early evidence of the commercialisation of the locality. The house retains its original appearance to the first floor, with important early or original salient features intact, including timber sash fenestration. The house is an attractive feature on the streetscape of Main Street, continuing the established streetline and roofline of the street.