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End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with timber shopfront, integral carriage arch and return to rear. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls and timber eaves course. Paired timber casement windows with glazing bars and painted sills to upper storey. Square-headed door opening with overlight and timber glazed door. Display window and shop door flanked by pilasters. Square headed carriage arch with battened doors.
Notable within the streetscape for it upper floor windows and shopfront, Greg's Barber Shop modestly contributes to the built heritage of Birr. Its paired casement window are unique feature within the town, where timber sashes are predominant. The symmetrical shopfront further enhances the structure's character, while adding appeal to the urban thoroughfare.

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