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Detached twelve-bay single-storey former barracks, built c.1850, having two-bay entrance breakfront to front (west) elevation, half-dormer attic to north end and two-storey extension with pitched-roof to rear (east) elevation. Later in use as social housing, subsequently in use as school, now in use as health centre. Hipped slate roof with cut granite eaves course, having moulded brown brick chimneystack flanked by pair of hipped dormer windows to north elevation, parapet to breakfront having cut granite coping and carved limestone cross finial. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked cut limestone walls over limestone plinth, having cut granite impost course and circular blind opening to pediment. Plaque commemorating poet and soldier Francis Ledwidge to north elevation. Round-headed recessed window openings with granite sills to front and south elevations, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks and yellow brick reveals, nine-over-nine pane timber sash windows to front elevation, yellow brick infill in blocked window opening to south elevation. Round-headed window openings to dormer windows, having cut granite sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds, three-over-three pane timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with stone sills to north elevation, ground floor, having red brick block-and-start surround and three-over-three pane timber sash windows. All openings having external secondary glazing. Glazed entrance doors having glazed upper section to breakfront, and timber panelled door having glazed upper section to north end of front elevation, in round-headed former window openings, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks and yellow brick reveals. Round-headed blocked door opening to south elevation, having cut limestone voussoirs, granite impost blocks, yellow brick reveals and yellow brick infill. Square-headed blocked door opening to north elevation having red brick block-and-start surround and yellow brick infill. Located on street adjacent to two surviving barracks buildings, addressing the site of recently demolished Saint Michael’s Estate housing complex.
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