Skibbereen Town Hall — North Street

Corner-sited attached T-plan town hall, built c.1875, comprising multiple-bay two-storey east-west block with projecting single-bay two-storey gable-fronted block to south. Three-stage clock tower to east and further recessed single-bay single storey section to east of clock tower. Pitched artificial slate roofs with metal weather vane to tower and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth, rendered sill course to first floor cut and limestone plaques (south and west elevations). Rendered plat bands to tower, having metal clock face and red brick and carved limestone louvered walls to upper stage. Single and triple (first floor) round-headed openings to west gable-front of main block, all having timber casement windows, carved sandstone and moulded render surrounds and impost course. Stained glass overlights and moulded render keystones to ground floor openings. Pairs of square-headed openings to south and west elevations of projecting gable-fronted south block with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows set in shoulder-arched chamfered carved sandstone surrounds. Round-headed openings to south and west elevations of projecting gable-fronted south block comprising paired one-over-one timber sliding sash windows set in cut sandstone surrounds grouped under render surrounds and having painted stone sills. Triplet of round-headed openings to south elevation of main block having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows with carved sandstone surrounds. Round-headed door opening to west elevation of projecting gable-fronted south block having gable front porch canopy supported on carved sandstone brackets with artificial slate roof and carved timber bargeboards, having double-leaf carved timber panelled doors and overlight set in carved sandstone surround.