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Skibbereen Courthouse — North Street

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Skibbereen Courthouse — North Street
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Detached three-bay two-storey Classical style former courthouse with central pedimented breakfront, built 1829, refurbished 1923 and 1956. Now in use as offices. Mid-twentieth century extensions to rear (south-east). Pitched artificial slate and flat roofs having concealed cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar limestone walls with cornice, platband, pilasters and limestone stepped plinth. Rubble stone walls (north-east) and painted rendered walls to extensions. Venetian window to breakfront bay having timber fixed pane windows, tooled limestone sill and impost moulding. Square-headed openings having single and tripartite one-over-one timber sliding sash windows with concrete sills. Square-headed door openings having double-leaf timber panelled and tooled limestone pediments.

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