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Saint Grellan's National School — Society Street

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Saint Grellan's National School — Society Street
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Detached five-bay single-storey school, dated 1937, built of limestone and having recessed lower two-bay blocks, extended to rear c.1970. Pediment to slightly advanced middle three bays. Pitched slate roofs with square-profile bellcote with copper sprocketed pyramidal roof, cast-iron rainwater goods and moulded stone cornice. Snecked rock-faced rusticated walls with cut-stone eaves course, rusticated quoins, rendered plinth course, and having plat banding to side elevations of main block. Carved Doric pilasters to pedimented bays supporting entablature with frieze having raised lettering, and carved cornice. Square-headed window openings with block-and-start cut-stone surrounds and sills. Octagonal oculus to pediment with cut-stone surround and fixed steel window. Square-headed door opening to middle bay having double-leaf timber panelled door with carved stone doorcase with moulded cornice, and step. Railings to front of side blocks on rendered plinth wall.

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