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Foynes Railway Station — Main Street

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Foynes Railway Station — Main Street
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Detached four-bay two-storey former railway station, built between 1856-58, having shallow projecting centre-bay, gable-fronted projecting end-bay, five-bay single-storey wing to east and gable-fronted train shed to rear (north) elevation. Hipped and pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and timber bargeboards. Train shed having pitched corrugated-iron roof and timber battened cladding to gables. Snecked limestone walls having tooled limestone quoins, plinth course and benchmark to front elevation. Rendered walls to rear elevation. Camber-headed openings with cut limestone voussoirs, keystones, sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed openings to first floor, gable-fronted projection having cut limestone voussoirs, keystones, sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to first floor, centre-bay with limestone sill and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed opening to first floor and west elevation, first floor, having limestone sills and tripartite two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with flanking one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Recessed square-headed openings to rear having painted stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed opening with tooled limestone block-and-start surround and half-glazed timber panelled door with flanking sidelights. Limestone steps to entrance. Camber-headed opening to wing, front elevation having tooled limestone block-and-start surround and multiple-pane glazed overlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors. Limestone steps to entrance. Recessed square-headed openings to rear having multiple-pane glazed overlights over timber panelled doors. Snecked limestone wall to wing, east elevation with limestone copings having camber-headed pedestrian entrance with timber battened door. Limestone platform to north. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to north-west having replacement tiled roof and cut limestone chimneystack. Camber-headed window opening with limestone block-and-start surround and sill.

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