Cootehill Court House — Market Street

Detached double-pile three-bay two-storey court house, built 1833, with central pedimented breakfront, recent single-storey flat-roofed annexe to the rear c.1960. Hipped slate roofs, front pile with overhanging timber eaves supported on plain square stone consoles, roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods. Projecting stone barge stones to pediment also resting on stone corbels. Rendered pediment, exposed random-coursed stone façade with cut-stone plinth, cut-stone quoins to breakfront, square string course at sill level. Round-headed recessed blind arches to outer bays of ground floor with ashlar infill, blind rectangular recess to north bay and window to south bay. Cut-stone dressing framing first floor flanking bay recesses with square-headed window openings having block-and-start stone jambs and flat-arch heads. Central bay opening with stone dressing and profiled cornice resting on scroll brackets. All window openings with stone sills. Six-over-six timber sash windows with Wyatt window to first floor central bay. Pedimented stone doorcase on elongated scroll brackets and panelled pilasters, square-headed door opening having profiled cut-stone surround. Double-leaf timber panelled doors each opening onto cut-stone steps. Random coursed stone to side elevations having openings with dressed block-and-start surrounds and stone sills. Wyatt windows and six-over-six timber sash windows to first floor of rear elevation. Interior double-height entrance hall with dog-legged stair to north-west leading to former grand-jury room in upper office. Inner bay has doorways to court room and dispensary. Set back from line of street.