Survey Data
Reg No
30813023
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Munster and Leinster Bank
Original Use
Bank/financial institution
In Use As
Bank/financial institution
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
193805, 299608
Date Recorded
15/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace five-bay two-storey with attic bank, built c.1900, with single-storey porch to north-east. Mansard slate roof with pitched dormer windows and rendered chimneystacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods with hoppers. Rendered walls with quoins. Ashlar limestone bankfront with pilaster with carved capitals and fascia with dentil course. Replacement uPVC and timber windows with cast-iron geometric window guards to ground floor. Timber panelled doors and decorative overlights.
Appraisal
This bank on the Main Street of Carrick-on-Shannon is imposing within the town. The mansard roof is an interesting addition within a roofscape of pitched roofs. The well-executed and finely-carved limestone bankfront is representative of fine craftmanship.