Survey Data
Reg No
16400808
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Bray Coastguard Station
Original Use
Coastguard station
In Use As
House
Date
1875 - 1880
Coordinates
327401, 217909
Date Recorded
25/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached multiple-bay two-storey coastguard station, built in 1877, now in use as six private dwellings. The building is constructed in semi-coursed rubble granite with brick dressings and a slightly battered base course. Five of the houses are entered from a rear private yard to which there was no public access; the sixth has a small porch projection with a sheeted side door and sits on the south side. Windows are segmental arch-headed with six over six top-hung replacement uPVC windows. The pitched roof is slated and rainwater goods are cast-iron; the stone eaves course is bracketed. Chimneystacks are rendered with corbelled caps and clay pots. The building sits on a slight rise behind promenade; a narrow laneway extends across the east side. The station was converted to an army barracks in 1922 and then to private dwellings in 1925.
Appraisal
The setting is now somewhat compromised with the building of a large industrial shed to the east side, however, notwithstanding the replacement windows, the building is well preserved and in good condition and is an interesting part of the towns heritage.