Survey Data
Reg No
22809132
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Handball alley
In Use As
Handball alley
Date
1850 - 1900
Coordinates
205027, 98515
Date Recorded
19/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding handball alley, c.1875, on a U-shaped plan. Renovated, c.1925. Random rubble stone walls with unpainted replacement cement render, c.1925, to internal face having concrete coping. Road fronted.
Appraisal
A structure of some vernacular significance, being a building type indigenous to Ireland, this ball alley forms a striking feature of almost Brutalist quality in the streetscape of Church Lane.