Survey Data
Reg No
21824055
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
School
In Use As
School
Date
1810 - 1815
Coordinates
146844, 146541
Date Recorded
01/11/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Attached three-bay two-storey school, built in 1814, with projecting gable-fronted central bays to front (east) and rear (west). Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone copings, brackets eaves course and chimneystacks. Carved limestone finial to front gable. Rubble limestone walls with cut limestone quoins. Carved plaque to central front gable. Square-headed openings to flanking bays with cut limestone chamfered surrounds, sills and label mouldings. Bipartite arched four-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, front elevation. Timber casement windows to ground floor. Four-centred arch opening to ground floor of central bay, set within pointed arch recess, with timber casement window and carved limestone hoodmoulding. Triple lancet arch openings to first floor of projecting bay with three-over-two pane timber sliding sash window flanked by two-over-two pane. Four-centred arched door opening to south elevation of projecting bay with timber panelled door, cut limestone surround and steps.
Appraisal
The Tudor Revival style emplyed in the construction of this school contrasts with the earlier religious structures with which it shares a site. The style was a common one used for public buildings and can be seen in a variety of significant structures within the town. Its symmetrical design is heightened by features such as the end chimneystacks, central projecting bays and by the decorative features such as the finial, label mouldings and large central hoodmoulding. It forms a part of a larger complex of considerable architectural, historical and archaeological interest within Adare.