Survey Data
Reg No
15601091
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Water tower
Date
1860 - 1904
Coordinates
315609, 159146
Date Recorded
07/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay single-stage water tower, extant 1904, on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked rock faced limestone walls with red brick quoins to corners supporting cast-iron water tank on cut-granite monolithic "cornice". Square-headed door opening (west) with red brick block-and-start surround framing timber boarded double doors. Square-headed window opening (east) with cut-granite sill, and red brick block-and-start surround framing wrought iron bars. Set on platform in grounds shared with Gorey Railway Station.
Appraisal
A water tower contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Gorey Railway Station complex.