Survey Data
Reg No
41310076
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Station master's house
In Use As
House
Date
1880 - 1890
Coordinates
284490, 303757
Date Recorded
30/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former stationmaster's house, built c.1885, having one window opening to first floor, and with recent single-storey extension to east end. Pitched slate roof having slate ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods, with gablet to middle bay. Painted ruled-and-lined rendered walls having painted smooth rendered plinth. Round-headed opening to first floor floor and segmental-headed elsewhere, with painted brick voussoirs and stone sills, with replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening to front elevation having painted brick voussoirs and block-and-start surround, with plain fanlight and replacement timber door. Wrought-iron railings to front boundary on painted stone plinth, with matching smooth rendered piers and wrought-iron pedestrian gate.
Appraisal
This former station house is typical in design and follows the same plan as similar houses in Newbliss and Ardee. Unlike the latter structures, this one has been renovated and lost original features such as door and window joinery. However it is still possible to identify the original form of the building and many elements of the original fabric remains, including the pitched slate roof and the red-brick chimneystacks. The combination of window openings with brick dressings and central gable-fronted bay contribute further to the visual appeal of the property.