Survey Data
Reg No
14807080
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
234110, 225149
Date Recorded
12/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-storey three-bay over basement house, built c.1870, fronting directly onto street with outbuilding to rear of site. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with rendered fascia panel over former display window. Timber sash windows with limestone sills. Timber pivot window to basement. Round-headed door opening with tooled stone surround, replacement glazed timber door with fanlight. Accessed by limestone steps bounded by smooth rendered wall with tooled stone coping. Rear site accessed through segmental-headed carriage arch with tooled limestone surround and flush timber gates. Outbuildings to rear site covered with vegetation.
Appraisal
This terraced house, located on a prominent and busy thoroughfare within Tullamore, makes a positive contribution to the architectural heritage of the street. The house with its raised entrance, accessed by fine limestone steps is unusual on a street with predominantly two-storeyed structures. The entranceway is possibly the structure's most notable feature, as the steps lead to a cut stone door surround with a simple fanlight. Through the neighbouring integral carriage arch one can gain access to the rear site with its fine cut stone archway and its outbuilding. This house, though adapted over the centuries, continues to play a positive role on Harbour Street streetscape.