Survey Data
Reg No
22117036
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Clonmel Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Original Use
Church/chapel
In Use As
Theatre/opera house/concert hall
Date
1840 - 1845
Coordinates
220066, 122411
Date Recorded
02/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached gable-fronted three-bay Wesleyan Methodist chapel, dated 1843. Now in use as theatre and with later two-bay two-storey rendered extension to south and single-bay single-storey brick extension to north. Carved limestone distyle in antis Ionic portico with cornice and frieze and entrance flanked by windows, all openings flanked by pilasters and having pediment with vegetal antefixae. Carved limestone date plaque over entrance doorway. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and coloured glass windows. Square-headed entrance opening with timber panelled double-leaf door, having render cornice and brackets and approached by flight of limestone steps. Ornate cast-iron gates and railings on low cut limestone plinths.
Appraisal
Designed by William Tinsley, this modest building adds interest to the narrow streetscape and occupies a prominent site beside one of the entrance gates to Saint Mary's Church. It incorporates classical elements, such as the pediment and portico and shows evidence of fine stone-crafting in the date plaque, window surrounds and cornices. The building is testament to the variety of religious groupings in Clonmel.