What is recorded here
O'Connor in Corgrig sticks one end out ahead of the terrace, the architectural equivalent of an uncle edging forward in a wedding photograph. ‘Am I in it?’ You’re nearly in the honeymoon.
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house and former shop, built c. 1910, having render shopfront and projecting end-bay to front (south) elevation. Half-hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and render eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls having render plinth course and moulded stringcourse to recessed bay. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to west elevation having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window with cast-iron sill guard. Square-headed opening having multiple-paned overlight over timber battened door. Shopfront comprising fascia with raised lettering, moulded consoles supporting heavy cornice. Square-headed display opening having multiple-paned overlights over tripartite fixed window. Square-headed opening having multiple-paned overlight over half-glazed timber battened door.
The projecting end-bay and decorative render shopfront distinguish this building in the streetscape. The ornamental render detailing and sash windows further mark it out and add artistic interest to the site.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21829012
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