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University College Cork — Donovan Road

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University College Cork — Donovan Road
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Detached double-pile split-level seven-bay four-and-three-storey over half-basement building, dated 1928, having entrance porches to east and west elevation and lecture theatre with chamfered corners to south. Recent wrought-iron fire escape to north elevation. Hipped slate roof with cut limestone eaves course to main building with multi-sided roof to lecture theatre and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rock-faced walls with ashlar limestone string course, carved wall plaques to east and west elevations and carved foundation stone east elevation. Triple camber-headed openings to second floor with fixed timber panes. Square-headed openings to first and ground floors with limestone mullioned-and-transomed windows having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Limestone block-and-start surrounds throughout with pronounced cut limestone continuous sill to second and ground floors. Elliptical-headed door opening to east elevation having cut limestone surround and heavy keystone to double-leaf timber panelled door with cut limestone step. Square-headed door opening to west elevation with cut limestone surround, timber panelled door and cut limestone step. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate to front of site with flanking rock-faced boundary walls and piers having wrought-iron railings. Set within college campus.

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