Survey Data
Reg No
14922007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
House
Historical Use
RIC barracks
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
203067, 218905
Date Recorded
06/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Pair of two-bay three-storey semi-detached houses, built c.1830, with return to rear and carriage arches set in flanking walls. Now derelict. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof hidden by parapet with red brick chimneystacks and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with exposed stone in places. Blocked and open window openings with stone sills. One surviving timber sash window. Blocked square-headed door openings. Blocked red brick segmental-headed carriage arches flanking building. Side and rear site bounded by random coursed limestone wall.
Appraisal
Located at the far end of the harbour, this imposing pair form an integral part of the canalscape. Although now in a state of disrepair, these tall standing well proportioned buildings played an important role within Shannon Harbour as a Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks. Once a thriving and vital place, this building is a reflection of the planning and architectural design employed in this purpose-built village.