Wexford County Gaol — Spa Well Road

County Gaol complex including: Detached seven-bay two-storey gaol block, built 1807-9, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay two-storey pedimented projecting end bays; single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey central return (south) on a projecting half-octagonal plan. In alternative use, 1908-18. Renovated, 1993, to accommodate continued alternative use. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan with pitched (gable-fronted) slate roofs (end bays); half-octagonal slate roof (south), clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" walls on lichen-spotted cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with cut- or hammered "Old Red Sandstone" flush quoins to corners (end bays) supporting lichen-spotted cut-granite monolithic pediments; part repointed coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" walls (south) with cut- or hammered "Old Red Sandstone" flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening approached by "perron" of six cut-granite steps with cut-granite step threshold, and cut-granite Gibbsian surround centred on triple keystone framing replacement glazed timber double doors. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement aluminium casement windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds framing replacement aluminium casement windows. Square-headed window openings in segmental-headed recesses (end bays) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite monolithic surrounds framing replacement aluminium casement windows. Lunette window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing cast-iron bars. Square-headed central window openings (south) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement aluminium casement windows. Set in shared grounds.