Survey Data
Reg No
20827350
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Cobh Catholic Young Men's Society Hall
Original Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
179946, 66413
Date Recorded
14/09/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Attached double gable-fronted two-bay two-storey shop, built c. 1890. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron finials and roof lights. Rendered walls. Round-headed bipartite opening to first floor having render hood moulding and oculus over one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with flanking round-headed one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows having render hood mouldings. Round-headed bipartite openings to first floor having render hood mouldings and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Shopfronts comprising moulded render cornice and brackets. Square-headed display windows with flanking half-glazed timber panelled doors. Round-headed openings with render surrounds over overlights over half-glazed doors.
Appraisal
Well-composed building retaining its original form and salient features such as the cast-iron finials and slate roof. The windows are particularly ornate having render surrounds, hood mouldings and sash windows. The composition is enhanced by the render shop fronts which provide further artistic interest to the façade.