St Augustine Street esb Substation, County Cork

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What is recorded here

Terraced two-bay single-storey electricity substation, built c. 1940. Flat roof. Rendered walls with decorative plaque, moulded eaves course having eaves corbels, and inset cast-iron down pipe. Raised render surrounds to vent and door opening. Metal doors to pedestrian and vehicular openings.

This substation is representative of the design employed by the ESB in the mid twentieth century in Ireland. This functional building is a well-articulated building, with a high level of design and detailing. Notable features of the building include the inset channel for the cast-iron downpipe, moulded parapet and consoles, and the render plaque.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20512633

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