Survey Data
Reg No
14819181
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
206094, 204949
Date Recorded
02/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with timber shopfront, integral carriage arch and return to rear. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls and timber eaves course. Paired timber casement windows with glazing bars and painted sills to upper storey. Square-headed door opening with overlight and timber glazed door. Display window and shop door flanked by pilasters. Square headed carriage arch with battened doors.
Appraisal
Notable within the streetscape for it upper floor windows and shopfront, Greg's Barber Shop modestly contributes to the built heritage of Birr. Its paired casement window are unique feature within the town, where timber sashes are predominant. The symmetrical shopfront further enhances the structure's character, while adding appeal to the urban thoroughfare.