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Cherry Orchard Hospital — Ballyfermot Road

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Cherry Orchard Hospital — Ballyfermot Road
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Detached six-bay single-storey gate lodge, built 1953, having taller block to centre, flanked by lower blocks, built to a curved plan with convex front (north) elevation and concave rear (south) elevation, with projecting porter’s lodge to front elevation, screen walls to east and west, and gates to west to Cherry Orchard Hospital. Cantilevered flat roofs, extending to gate pier to west. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings, strip windows to front elevation and to porter's lodge, with timber-framed and replacement uPVC windows. Glass block window to rear elevation, having raised concrete surround. Square-headed door openings, those to front elevation having half-glazed timber sheeted door, with sidelights and overlights. Circular-plan gate piers constructed with curved concrete blocks, having steel railings on plinth walls and steel gates. Roughcast rendered screen walls to east and west, having inset post box to east wall. Located to north of Cherry Orchard Hospital and south of Ballyfermot Road.

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