Store or warehouse in Kilmessan, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Detached four-bay single-storey former railway warehouse, built c.1862, now in use as hotel accommodation. Pitched artificial slate roof with skylights. Rubble limestone walls with limestone string course and brick dressings to segmental-arched openings. Round-arched carriage arch opening and circular opening to north gable, with ashlar limestone dressings.

This former warehouse forms part of an interesting group of related structures with the former railway station, signal box and bridge to the site. The building retains many interesting features and materials, such as the brick dressings, limestone string course and ashlar limestone dressings.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14329004

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, ms.fusedlearning.com
C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, ru.wikipedia.org
Meath Chronicle; individual photographer not stated for this gallery image, www.meathchronicle.ie
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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