Westport Courthouse — Castlebar Street

Detached five-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey courthouse, built 1838-40, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay full-height advanced end bays. Restored, 2002. Closed, 2013. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, tooled limestone ashlar panelled chimney stacks on stepped cushion courses on tooled limestone ashlar bases including tooled limestone ashlar "wallhead" chimney stacks (south) having corbelled stepped stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on cut-limestone stepped cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed or snecked limestone walls on dragged cut-limestone chamfered plinth with drag edged tooled cut-limestone quoins to corners; cement rendered surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed door openings in square-headed recesses with channelled limestone ashlar surrounds framing timber panelled double doors. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills on monolithic consoles, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds framing replacement six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds framing replacement three-over-three (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): halls retaining staircases on dog leg plans with timber "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banisters terminating in turned timber newels; double-height courtroom retaining timber panelled fittings including timber panelled benches centred on Classical-style timber panelled judge's bench. Street fronted on a corner site with flagged footpath to front.