Collins Barracks — Benburb Street

Detached thirteen-bay two-storey barracks, built c.1790, rebuilt c.1825, having toilet block extension to rear (west) elevation built c.1900, having oriel windows. Now disused. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks and granite eaves course. Rubble calp limestone walls having dressed block-and-start quoins. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to extension to rear, with black brick string course over ground floor, arcade comprising round-arched openings having red brick voussoirs and granite and black brick detailing to piers. Square-headed open front to front (east) elevation, cast-iron columns with girders supporting upper wall, recent timber battened panels to wall. Square-headed window openings, granite sills, surrounds and six-over-six pane timber sash windows. Segmental- and square-headed window openings with red brick voussoirs, surrounds, granite sills and six-over-six pane timber sash window or timber louvered vent. Square-headed door openings having dressed granite surrounds and recent doors, door openings at first floor level to rear with overlights, accessed via cast-iron fire escape. Round-arched double-height door opening to front with dressed calp limestone voussoirs and surround, recent timber door and overlights.