Survey Data
Reg No
21517257
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Previous Name
Limerick Society of Friends' Meeting House
Original Use
Arch
In Use As
Arch
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
157561, 156827
Date Recorded
17/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-bay rendered Art Deco style gateway, built c. 1930, formerly giving access to the Quaker Meeting Hall. Square-headed opening with full-width plank effect concave section above defined by a projecting curved canopy above and below the panel. Engaged plain colonettes to either side, with a sheet metal gate to the opening.
Appraisal
Formerly the entrance to the rear buildings, and later giving access to the early nineteenth-century stone Quaker Meeting Hall (still in situ), the present structure is a rare survivor of Art Deco in the city. It is currently under threat by the development of the entire site for a multi-storey car park. This arch along with the nearby horse repository arch remain two very interesting and pleasant additions to the streetscape.