Survey Data
Reg No
20847002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Courtmacsherry Railway Station
Original Use
Railway station
In Use As
House
Date
1890 - 1895
Coordinates
150770, 42733
Date Recorded
29/07/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey former railway station, built 1891, now in use as house. Recent two-bay single-storey extension to side (west) and conservatory to front. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack, carved timber bargeboards to eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Timber-clad walls with rendered walls to extension. Square-headed window openings with timber sills, having replacement uPVC casement windows.
Appraisal
Railway companies were quick to realise the rapid constructional possibilities of mass produced materials such as red brick, corrugated-iron and timber clapper board, which this building embodies. Though now in domestic use, the building retains much of its railway character, particularly seen in the timber clapper board cladding, carved timber bargeboards and red brick chimneystacks. This former railway station serves as a reminder of the extent of the railway network in the past. The railway was extended to Courtmacsherry in 1891 and to the pier in 1892. Regular traffic having ceased in 1947 and the rail line was closed in 1961.