Survey Data
Reg No
14804046
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
RIC barracks
In Use As
Garda station/constabulary barracks
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
262587, 232204
Date Recorded
12/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey former RIC Barracks, built c.1880, now used as Garda station. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystack with terracotta pots, stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills and moulded surrounds. Timber panelled double doors to porch. Replacement garda plaque above door. Outbuildings to rear site.
Appraisal
This purpose built RIC Barracks, with its six-over-six timber sash windows, enhances the streetscape. Situated beside the Roman Catholic church and graveyard and Quaker graveyard, it is of a focal point within the town and is socially significant.