Survey Data
Reg No
20908108
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
Shop/retail outlet
Date
1910 - 1930
Coordinates
122375, 66066
Date Recorded
09/04/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Attached gable-fronted two-bay single-storey commercial outlet with attic accommodation, built c.1920. Rests on rubble stone piers, spanning a stream. Barrel corrugated-iron roof and rendered chimneystack (north). Corrugated-iron walls. Square-headed openings with shaped metal moulding, fixed windows, one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and three-over-three timber fixed windows with shaped metal sills. Shopfront comprising square-headed openings with fixed windows and square-headed opening with timber battened half door.
Appraisal
This structure is unique within Inchigeelagh as it is the only building built completely of iron and it spans a stream which runs through the village. Its central location within the village allowing for convenient commercial trade makes it an interesting focal point. The use of corrugated-iron as wall cladding and roofing adds texture and interest to a building of practical design.