Survey Data
Reg No
14807086
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Mill (water)
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
233703, 225043
Date Recorded
12/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached multiple-bay three-storey former distillery water mill, built c.1820, fronting directly onto street. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Cast-iron tie bar plates to walls. Full-height squared-limestone chimneystacks to south. Some casement windows remaining with yellow brick surrounds and limestone sills. Loop vents to north western elevation. Door openings to ground floor, all blocked up. Square-headed openings to other stores some with yellow brick surrounds and timber battened doors. Cement rendered single-storey extension to north-west.
Appraisal
This former distillery mill is situated on a busy commercial road within Tullamore, backing onto the Tullamore River. The variety of materials used in its construction is notable, with vast random coursed limestone walls and contrasting yellow brick surrounds of some openings, as well as the cut stone chimney located to the south. This complex of structures is important socially, architecturally and technically and plays an important role in Tullamore's heritage.