Survey Data
Reg No
15601108
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Signal box
In Use As
Signal box
Date
1890 - 1895
Coordinates
315604, 159115
Date Recorded
07/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay single-stage elevated signal box, dated 1891, on a rectangular plan. Bitumen felt-covered segmental barrel vaulted roof with cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Timber boarded walls on steel frame. Square-headed "monitor window" with timber sill, and timber mullions framing fixed-pane uPVC windows. Interior retaining levers. Set on platform in grounds shared with Gorey Railway Station.
Appraisal
A signal box supplied by the Thompson Brothers Engineers and Contactors Company of Wexford contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Gorey Railway Station complex.