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Ballyduff Carnegie Free Library

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Ballyduff Carnegie Free Library
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Terraced two-bay single-storey over part basement Carnegie Free Library, opened 1910, retaining original aspect. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded eaves. Red brick English bond walls with painted rendered band to eaves, and painted…

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Terraced two-bay single-storey over part basement Carnegie Free Library, opened 1910, retaining original aspect. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded eaves. Red brick English bond walls with painted rendered band to eaves, and painted roughcast advanced panel under window opening. Square-headed window opening with rendered sill, and timber casement window (in five-light arrangement) having square-leaded glazing. Square-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, timber panelled door, and cut-limestone plaque over having Doric guttae. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.
This library, designed by George P. Sheridan (d. 1950), is an attractive small-scale building that retains its original form and character, together with important salient features and materials. The library is one of five sponsored by Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) in County Waterford (including Cappoquin (22810025/WD-21-10-25), Lismore (22809045/WD-21-09-45), Tallow (22818003/WD-28-08-03), and Waterford City (22501189/WD-5632-21-197). The combination of a variety of building materials produces an attractive polychromatic and textured effect that serves to distinguish the composition in the streetscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22808008

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  • Paul O'Farrell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Ahern / The Avondhu, avondhupress.ie
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  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonathan Billinger, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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