Survey Data
Reg No
14808005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Garda station/constabulary barracks
In Use As
Garda station/constabulary barracks
Date
1930 - 1950
Coordinates
247155, 227164
Date Recorded
13/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay single-storey Garda Síochána station, built c.1940, with projecting gabled end bays. Set within its own walled yards. Hipped newly slated roofs with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Broken base timber pediment to gables. Dog tooth brick eaves course. Pebbledashed walls with smooth plinth. Round-headed window openings to gables with rendered surround, uPVC replacement windows throughout. Square-headed doors with overlights, with recessed surrounds. Wrought-iron pedestrian gates to yards.
Appraisal
This Garda Síochána station is an example of mid twentieth-century architecture. Though much original fabric has been lost, the structure retains its obvious architectural form and design. The eaves course adds a subtle decorative touch to an otherwise restrained facade.