New Ross Town Hall — Quay Street

Attached five-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey market house or tholsel, dated 1749, on a rectangular plan. Rebuilt, 1806. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan behind parapet with pressed or rolled iron ridges centred on granite ashlar "cupola" on an octagonal plan on rusticated granite ashlar base, and concealed rainwater goods. Part repointed granite ashlar walls (ground floor) on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on cut-granite plinth with benchmark-inscribed rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners centred on segmental-headed arcade on rusticated granite ashlar piers; part repointed granite ashlar walls (first floor) with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze below urn-topped parapet. Square-headed central door opening in segmental-headed recess with moulded rendered lugged surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled double doors. Square-headed flanking window openings in segmental-headed recesses with cut-granite sills, and moulded rendered lugged surrounds framing nine-over-six timber sash windows behind spear head-detailed wrought iron railings. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sill course, and cut-granite lugged surrounds centred on double keystones framing nine-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule retaining granite flagged floor, carved timber dado rails centred on carved timber surround to door opening framing glazed timber panelled double doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, timber chimneypiece, and picture railing below reinforced compartmentalised ceiling with bull nose-detailed timber beams; subdivided room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Street fronted on a corner site with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.