Survey Data
Reg No
40311023
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1820 - 1860
Coordinates
260447, 287620
Date Recorded
16/06/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-storey four-bay house, built c.1840, with shopfront. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles with single rendered chimneystack to east party wall, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined smooth rendered walls. uPVC windows having stone sills to first floor. Door opening with timber panelled door and single pane overlight in end bay to west. Shopfront, c.1900, comprising historic fascia over fluted end pilasters with capitals and replacements brackets, framing two asymmetrical display windows on rendered stallrisers with slender corner mullions to splayed setback glazing flanking central glazed door with timber bolection panels and plain overlight.
Appraisal
This house exemplifies the simple finish and small scale that is typical of traditional rural Irish towns and villages. The building forms an important individual component which combines with its neighbours to form a terrace in the centre of the historic planned town of Virginia. The openings are similar to those of its neighbours and help establish the rhythm and character of the terrace. The simple shopfront displays historic features which enrich the character of the Main Street.