Irish Railway Records Society — Saint Johns Road West

Attached six-bay two-storey railway office, built c.1870, extended to west with full-height four-bay two-storey block, c.1910, gabled porch to west elevation and later extensions to rear (north). Now in use as library and archive. Hipped slate roof, red brick chimneystacks, clay ridge tiles, cast-iron vents, cast-iron rainwater goods, moulded red brick eaves course having red brick corbels, timber eaves course to extension. Carved timber barge boards and cornice to porch to west. Snecked rusticated calp limestone walls, red brick quoins, moulded red brick capping to plinth. Yellow brick, laid in English bond, to walls to block to west, chamfered yellow brick plinth course. Round-arched window openings to first floor, red brick and granite block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed window openings to ground floor, red brick block-and-start surrounds. Two-over-two pane timber sash windows and masonry sills throughout. Square-headed window openings to west block, yellow brick voussoirs, masonry sills and six-over-six pane timber sash windows, steel bars to windows to west and rear elevations. Round-headed door opening to front, red brick block-and-start surround, timber panelled door with plain fanlight, opening onto granite steps. Square-headed door opening to front of porch to west, yellow brick voussoirs, timber panelled door opening onto render and granite steps.