An Taisce — Back Lane

Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement and with attic accommodation former guild hall, built c.1705, having two-storey return and gabled bay to rear (north) elevation. Full-height assembly hall to interior. Pitched slate roof, red brick chimneystacks, with clay chimney pots, proud chimneybreast to chimney to north, terracotta ridge tiles, dormer windows with hipped roofs having three-over-three pane timber sash windows. Render coping to gables. Red brick parapet with granite coping to front (south) elevation. Red brick laid in Flemish bond to walls, granite sting course to rear, render string course to return. Granite plinth course to front, red brick and rubble limestone wall to basement level. Double-height round-headed window openings to assembly hall, granite sills, small-pane timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings having six-over-six pane timber sash windows, exposed sash boxes, granite sills. Segmental-headed window openings to basement to front, granite sills, six-over-six pane timber sash windows and steel bars. Rusticated granite doorcase to front with carved triangular pediment, inscribed date to keystone, double-leaf timber panelled door, granite platform and steps, cast-iron bootscrape. Square-headed door opening to lower part of window to rear, recent double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door. Wrought-iron railings having cast-iron columns to rear. Timber panelled walls to entrance hall to interior, with Kilkenny limestone fireplace. Moulded plaster detailing to ceiling to assembly hall, carved reredos bearing names of guild masters, and marble fireplace. Open-well staircase to stair hall having carved handrail and barley-sugar balusters.