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hospital/infirmary — Bellview Road

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hospital/infirmary — Bellview Road
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Detached nine-bay two-storey former county infirmary, built c.1770, having a single-bay two-storey advanced wing to the west end, added c.1870. Various two-storey extensions to the rear, added c.1910. Later in military use c.1936-1946, as county council offices, c.1946-1956, and now in use as the County Library. Shallow hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, a projecting eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls over rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to the ground floor openings (with horizontal glazing bars) and with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows over to the first floor openings. Round-headed cut limestone doorcase with architraved surround to the centre of the original nine-bay block, having an inset round-headed section with a round-headed doorway containing a timber panelled door and plain glass overlight. Doorway flanked to either side by square-headed sidelights. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the east end of Mullingar. Main entrance to the south.

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