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Columb Barracks

officers' mess
Columb Barracks
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Attached five-bay single-storey former non commissioned officers mess, built c.1905, having a single-storey entrance porch to the west gable end. Now in alternative use. Pitched natural slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and with red brick chimneystacks and raised limestone verges to either end (west and east). Red brick walls over red brick plinth. Square-headed window openings with replacement windows. Doorcase to porch. Located to the south end of Columb Barracks (14310007 to 15310019).
An interesting early twentieth-century former non commissioned officers mess associated with Columb Barracks (15310007 to 15310019). This building has a robust character and form and is representative of the military architecture at the time. The form of this structure is reminiscent of a small school building dating from the same period. The red brick construction of this building contrasts well with the stone and rendered detailing of the earlier structures in this complex. This modest structure forms part of an important collection of structures within the Columb Barracks complex (15310007 to 15310019), constituting an important element of the architectural heritage of the area.

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