Heuston Station — Saint Johns Road West

Attached nine-bay two-storey railway station, built c.1850, flanked by recessed three-bay single-storey wings with central bellcotes fronting returns to rear (west) elevation. Two-storey return to north, multiple-bay single-storey office range to south elevation, having stepped façade and incorporating block of passenger facilities including booking hall and former restaurant. Hipped slate roofs, cut granite chimneystacks with clay chimney pots partly hidden behind balustraded parapet, carved coats of arms to front (east) elevation having carved granite hood mouldings, flanked by piers with foliate carvings. Carved bracketed cornice having carved lion’s heads to base of parapet. Square-profile bellcotes over wings having round-headed openings to each elevation, pedimented cornices over each elevation, Ionic columns to corners, balustraded bases. Domed cupola roofs with acorn finials, carved cornice over oculi to each elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof to passenger shed return. Cut granite walls, channelled to ground floor, carved granite plinth course. Carved projecting machicolated cornice over platband to ground floor, continuing around to form eaves course to wings and returns. Corinthian columns to first floor, pilasters to corners, foliate swags to upper walls. Projecting channelled granite central breakfronts flanked by Tuscan columns to front of wings, pilasters to wings and returns. Round-headed window openings to first floor to main block, carved lugged architrave surrounds, alternating segmental and triangular pediments over, timber sash windows. Decorative cast-iron railings to front of windows, flanked by square-profile miniature piers having ball finials. Round-headed window openings to ground floor, set within recessed segmental-arched arcade, cut granite sills and voussoirs and carved granite keystones, and six-over-six pane timber sash windows. Carved granite impost course to north and south elevations. Square-headed window openings to first floor to north elevation, dropped keystones, granite sills and six-over-six pane timber sash windows. Square-headed window opening to rear of north elevation, carved architrave surround and cornice over, granite sill and six-over-six pane timber sash window. Diocletian windows to attic levels to raised blocks to passenger range to south, carved architrave surrounds, scrolled keystones and tripartite timber sash windows with timber mullions. Square-headed window openings arranged in fours to ground floor of raised blocks, granite sills, shared carved granite cornice and bracketed pediment over, flanked by Doric columns. Square-headed door openings to front of main block and wings with carved architrave surrounds, segmental-headed pediments on scrolled consoles over, recent glazed door to interior of door to main block. Segmental-headed door openings forming part of arcade to ground floor to front of main block, channelled granite voussoirs and dropped keystones, recent glazed doors to interior. Projecting porch to rear of wing to north, square-headed door opening having carved architrave surround, carved cornice and double-leaf timber panelled door. Segmental-headed door opening to south elevation of main block, dropped keystone and channelled granite voussoirs, double-leaf timber panelled door. Round-headed door opening to north elevation of north wing, stepped reveal and double-leaf timber panelled door. Round-headed door openings to south elevation of passenger range, timber panelled doors and overlights.