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Bridewell Garda Station — Chancery Street

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Bridewell Garda Station — Chancery Street
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Freestanding twenty-one bay three-storey former bridewell, built 1900-1, having pedimented breakfront to front (south) elevation, multiple-bay single-storey addition to front elevation, and full-height curved wing to east end of rear north elevation. Now in use as Garda station. Flat roof, having glazed segmental-arched rooflights, cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled rendered façade to front east and west elevations, smooth rendered walls to rear elevation. Engaged tetrastyle portico to front elevation, having blocked columns, with inscription to pediment ‘FIAT JVSTITIA RVAT COELVM’. Square-headed window openings, having replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening to front elevation having recent timber door with overlight, cut granite steps. Plinth wall to front of site with metal railings, extending to west and north. Steel double-leaf gate with square-plan piers to south-west corner, and electric gates to west boundary wall.

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