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Allied Irish Bank — Market Street

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Allied Irish Bank — Market Street
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Terraced four-bay three-storey flat-roofed bank, built 1922-5[?], on a rectangular plan. Flat roof not visible behind parapet with rendered, ruled and lined (west) or brick Flemish bond (east) chimney stacks having moss-covered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods. Drag edged limestone ashlar wall (ground floor) on moulded cushion course on dragged cut-limestone plinth with dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze on monolithic entablature below blocking course; brick Flemish bond surface finish (upper floors) with dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on panelled frieze below parapet having moss-covered coping; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central window opening in tripartite arrangement in square-headed recess with dragged cut-limestone sill on panelled riser, and drag edged cut-limestone monolithic pilasters framing fixed-pane aluminium fitting having fixed-pane aluminium sidelights. Square-headed flanking door openings with fluted volute keystones framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors having fanlights on "Patera"-detailed fluted friezes. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with dragged cut-limestone sills, and dragged cut-limestone surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having margins. Street fronted with flagged footpath to front.

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