Survey Data
Reg No
13902403
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Drogheda Railway Station
Original Use
Water tower
Date
1870 - 1875
Coordinates
309900, 274879
Date Recorded
21/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding three-bay two-storey water tower, dated 1873, on a rectangular plan. Red brick Flemish bond walls with red brick header bond cornice on frieze below parapet supporting embossed water tank ("1873") on "I" girders on cut-limestone cushion course. Square-headed window openings in round-headed recesses with cut-limestone sills, and red brick voussoirs framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in grounds shared with Drogheda Railway Station.
Appraisal
A water tower contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Drogheda Railway Station complex with rigidly symmetrical façades, blind arcades, uniform proportions of openings on each floor, and Classical detailing, all giving an elegant formality to what was installed as a utility to service steam-powered locomotives. The water tank was supplied by Thomas Grendon and Company (established 1835) of South Quay, Drogheda, and carries four plates embossed "T. GRENDON & Co ENGINEERS DROGHEDA 1873".