Survey Data
Reg No
41403111
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Essexford Railway Station
Original Use
Railway station
In Use As
House
Date
1885 - 1890
Coordinates
289272, 303848
Date Recorded
26/03/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Detached six-bay single-storey railway station, built c.1886, with rail-side elevation to north, and substantial recent extensions to east. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roof with with roll-top ridge tiles, replacement uPVC rainwater goods and decorative eaves-boards and red brick chimneystacks. Red brick walls. Square-headed window openings having concrete lintels and sills, and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening to north elevation with replacement uPVC door and concrete lintel. Set back from the roadside and accessed by driveway. Associated former stationmaster's house to south-west.
Appraisal
Despite recent additions this former railway station adds interest to the locality and is of social importance due to its former function as a public building. Together with the nearby railway bridge (to west) and stationmaster's house (to south-west) the group forms an important reminder of the former Carrickmacross Branch of the Great Northern Railway line, closed since the mid-twentieth century. The red brick is notable, as newer brick structures, such as the extensions, normally use brick as a facing rather than structural material and hence limited its use to stretcher bond.