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garda station/constabulary barracks — Harcourt Terrace

garda station/constabulary barracks
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garda station/constabulary barracks — Harcourt Terrace
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Detached U-plan thirteen-bay two-storey former Garda station, built 1948, having central breakfront to front (west) elevation. Now used as offices. Hipped artificial slate roof, red brick chimneystacks with stepped granite caps, having terracotta pots. Projecting rendered parapet, granite eaves course. Red brick, laid in stretcher bond to walls, stepped granite plinth course. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, carved granite architraves to those to breakfront, panelled granite aprons to ground floor openings, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows throughout. Limestone linking window over door, comprising carved limestone apron with scrolled ends and marigold motifs. Square-headed central door opening having carved limestone surround. Double-leaf timber panelled door and plain overlight with cast-iron detail. Granite steps. Red brick wall having concrete coping and wrought-iron railings enclosing site. Double-leaf wrought-iron gates to entrances, flanked by red brick piers with concrete coping.

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