Bank of Ireland — Ellison Street

Detached four-bay two-storey double-pile over part basement bank, built 1873; extant 1895, on a square plan centred on two-bay two-storey "bas-relief" breakfront. Hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having shallow stringcourses below capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber box cornice having spandrels on nail head-detailed frieze on entablature. Rendered channelled wall (ground floor) on rendered chamfered plinth with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze on entablature; red brick Flemish bond surface finish (first floor) with timber box cornice having spandrels on nail head-detailed frieze on entablature; rendered surface finish (remainder). Paired camber-headed window openings (ground floor) with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed sill course, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Camber-headed flanking door openings approached by two drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps, rendered doorcases with monolithic pilasters supporting pediments on "Cavetto"-detailed fluted consoles, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals centred on keystones framing replacement timber panelled doors having overlights. Camber-headed window openings (first floor) with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed sill course, and red brick voussoirs having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.