Survey Data
Reg No
21903232
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Creamery
Date
1910 - 1930
Coordinates
168282, 136018
Date Recorded
12/12/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached gable-fronted double-pile two-bay two-storey former creamery, built c. 1920, with attic storey. Pitched corrugated-iron roofs with timber bargeboards to dormer attic. Corrugated-iron walls. Square-headed window opening to gable apex, front (north) elevation. Square-headed opening having fixed window and concrete sill. Square-headed openings to attic with louvered vents. Square-headed opening having timber battened door. Concrete loading-bay to west elevation. Square-headed door openings to west elevation.
Appraisal
This creamery, constructed predominantly with corrugated-iron is a notable example of twentieth-century vernacular architecture. It serves as a reminder of the socio-economic history of Knockainy, prior to large-scale mechanisation throughout the country. Such structures are becoming increasingly rare in Ireland and this creamery makes an important, and striking contribution to the architectural and industrial heritage of the area.