Bank of Ireland — Abbey Square

Detached five-bay three-storey bank, designed 1878, on a square plan including two-bay three-storey (north) or two-bay three-storey (west) elevations centred on single-bay three-storey recessed breakfront on a bowed plan. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Reroofed, 2005. Replacement hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves on red brick chevron- or saw tooth-detailed cornice. Granite ashlar walls (ground floor) on benchmark-inscribed granite ashlar plinth with cut-granite "Cavetto"-detailed cornice; Courtown red brick Flemish bond surface finish (upper floors) with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central door opening with cut-granite threshold, and cut-granite lintel with cut-granite archivolt centred on fluted keystone framing timber panelled door. Camber-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses (ground floor) with cut-granite sills on panelled risers, and cut-granite archivolts centred on fluted keystones framing two-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sill course, and cut-granite lugged surrounds with copper-covered hood mouldings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Camber-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-granite sill course, and red brick voussoirs framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): banking hall; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Street fronted on a corner site with concrete footpath to front.