Survey Data
Reg No
31814046
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Signal box
Date
1855 - 1865
Coordinates
167983, 279213
Date Recorded
27/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Complex of railway station structures, built c.1860 by Great Southern Railways as part of the Sligo-Westport line. Three-bay two-storey signal box with pitched slate roof and red brick chimneystack. Brick to ground floor with plinth and timber boarded and glass structure to first floor accessed by cast-iron steps. Segmental-headed timber frame windows. Timber station sign to signal box. Cast-iron signal posts to platform. Random coursed water tower with yellow brick opening and cast-iron water tank to top with ladder and measure. Wheel operated timber level crossing gates with cast-iron fittings to cut stone gate piers. Cast-iron lamps to gates.
Appraisal
These structures form part of an interesting group of structures at Castlerea Railway Station. Socially, the railway is of the utmost importance to small towns, providing a network of travel for both people and produce.