Survey Data
Reg No
14807099
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Store/warehouse
In Use As
Heritage centre/interpretative centre
Date
1890 - 1900
Coordinates
233857, 225348
Date Recorded
21/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached eleven-bay three-storey former distillery bonded warehouse and bottling plant, built in 1897 by D. E. Williams, with modern extension to rear, abutting building to west and warehouses to south. Now used as a heritage centre. Located to the south bank of the Grand Canal. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles with an overhang to east elevation. Random coursed limestone walls with tooled quoins, tie bars and date plaque. Fixed barred timber windows with yellow brick surrounds. Square-headed door openings with double timber and glazed doors to east and south elevations. Abutting rendered building to west with pitched corrugated roof, modern warehouses to east and south.
Appraisal
Built in 1897 in association with Tullamore distillery, this warehouse represents an industry that was central to the growth and economy of Tullamore, sustaining it as the largest town in Offaly. The use of limestone walls with yellow brick window surrounds adds textural variation to the building's appearance. The overhanging eaves to the eastern elevation is a notable feature which once most likely housed the hoist. Now converted into a heritage centre, this building still serves the community as well as reflecting the industrial heritage of Tullamore.