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Boathouse in Dunmore

Boathouse
Boathouse in Dunmore
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Originally boathouse; recorded by the architectural inventory as outbuilding
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Detached single-bay two-storey rubble stone boat house, c.1820, probably originally gable-fronted with elliptical-headed carriageway to ground floor, and two-bay two-storey side elevations. Renovated, c.1970, possibly with roof altered to accommodate use as store. Shallow pitched roof (possibly originally pitched and…

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Detached single-bay two-storey rubble stone boat house, c.1820, probably originally gable-fronted with elliptical-headed carriageway to ground floor, and two-bay two-storey side elevations. Renovated, c.1970, possibly with roof altered to accommodate use as store. Shallow pitched roof (possibly originally pitched and remodelled, c.1970, to present form) with replacement felt, c.1970, and timber eaves. Random squared rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1970. Elliptical-headed carriageway with cut-red sandstone voussoirs, and replacement timber double doors, c.1970. Square-headed door opening to first floor side (north) elevation approached by flight of steps with replacement timber panelled door, c.1970. Set back from line of road at foot of cliff with grass verge to front.
This boat house, originally positioned at the harbour front prior to the reclamation of land to accommodate a new road, is of considerable significance for its associations with the coastguard station complex in Dunmore East (22817052/WD-27-17-52), from which it was originally accessed, and similarly for its links with the maritime industry in the locality. Although altered in the late twentieth century, the original form of the composition remains discernible, while the red sandstone dressings to the carriageway produce an appealing textured visual effect in the unrefined rubble stone work. The boat house forms an attractive feature, the streetscape and assimilates well into the surrounding landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22817070

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Paul O'Farrell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Discover Ireland; photographer not stated, Discover Ireland
  • Noel Browne / Waterford News & Star, www.waterford-news.ie
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