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Spa House
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Originally assembly rooms; recorded by the architectural inventory as house
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Detached five-bay two-storey former assembly room, built c. 1771, having recent gable-fronted canopy to entrance and three-bay single-storey extension to front (south-east). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls having cast-iron ties, cut limestone walls…

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Detached five-bay two-storey former assembly room, built c. 1771, having recent gable-fronted canopy to entrance and three-bay single-storey extension to front (south-east). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls having cast-iron ties, cut limestone walls to ground floor with cut limestone stringcourse. Square-headed openings to first floor having limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed openings to ground floor with cut limestone voussoirs, keystone and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed openings to ground floor, rear (north-west) elevation having limestone keystones and replacement uPVC windows. Entrance comprising square-headed opening with replacement uPVC door. Pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers flanking double-leaf cast-iron gates to south-east. Spa well to south-east comprising ashlar limestone surround with impost course supporting cast-iron tympanum over square-headed door opening. Pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers having double-leaf cast-iron gates.
This former assembly room retains much of its attractive and well proportioned façade. The house is distinguished by the finely cut limestone walls and dressings, which are indicative good craftsmanship. Significantly, the site retains the former spa well with ornate limestone surround and cast-iron plaque, which serves as a reminder of Castleconnell's former position as a popular holiday and spa resort in Ireland during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21807036

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • SirGarick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.
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