Survey Data
Reg No
30323003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Bandstand
In Use As
Bandstand
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
127957, 223709
Date Recorded
12/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding octagonal-plan enclosed cast-iron bandstand, built c.1880. Pitched eight-sided copper roof having cast-iron decorative finial to centre and cast-iron rainwater goods, timber eaves and painted metal to underside. Roof supported by eight cast-iron columns with ornate capitals and brackets. Decorative cast-iron railing with round-profile gate piers. Concrete path to circumference with low rendered wall to rear (north and east).
Appraisal
This elegant structure stands in a prominent location in Salthill. It is a fine ornamental recreational park structure which, having been well maintained, continues to serve a public function and remains a picturesque feature in the district. The cast-iron work throughout, although essentially structural, has been fashioned to produce an aesthetic effect, and is of artistic distinction.