malt house

Detached complex U-plan nineteen-bay five-storey former malt house, dated 1798, 1902 and 1924, having two-bay three-storey gabled return to front (south) elevation, twelve-bay five-storey east side elevation having four gables forming M-profile roof, nine-bay four-storey west side elevation having three gables forming M-profile roof, square-headed courtyard opening to centre, four-bay four-storey north elevation to block to north-west, and five-bay four-storey north elevation to east block, having attic accommodation with lanterns. Oriel windows to south, east and north elevations, balconies to south, west, and north elevations. Now in use as apartment block. Pitched and hipped artificial slate roofs. Dressed limestone walls with dressed quoins to east elevation and to north elevation of east block. Rendered walls to south, west, and courtyard elevations. Segmental-headed openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and voussoirs to east elevation and north elevation of east block. Square-headed openings to south and west elevations, all openings with replacement windows and doors. Sandstone dated keystone to east elevation and to footpath to south. Multiple-bay two-storey house to north of site having artificial slate roof, rendered and rubble stone walls, square-headed openings and round-headed carriage arch with red brick voussoirs, all with replacement fittings. Multiple-bay two-storey building to east of site having barrel roof, rubble stone walls with red brick quoins, and square-headed openings with red brick surrounds and voussoirs.

One of many former warehouses in Ballynacorra, a reminder of the trading and commerce history of the former port. Although it has undergone significant alterations, it retains its form and scale. The simple forms, small windows, and mass to void ratio are typical of older industrial architecture.