Overview
Woods — Main Street is recorded as house in Limerick. End-of-terrace three-bay, two-storey house, built c. 1870, having shopfront to front (east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with render coping and rendered chimneystacks.
Why it was built
The saved account records: End-of-terrace three-bay, two-storey house, built c. 1870, having shopfront to front (east) elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Pitched slate roof with render coping and rendered chimneystacks.
How it changed
The saved account records: Rendered walls with render strip quoins and plinth course.
What survives
The saved account records: Square-headed openings having concrete sills and replacement uPVC windows.
Why it mattered
Woods — Main Street matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: An attractive small-scale house of modest appearance, and built as a part of a terrace. It retains most of its original form and early character, which is distinguished by the simple shopfront and faux marble lettering. Shopfronts such as these are becoming increasingly rare in the urban context, and as such it makes a significant contribution to the historic character of Hospital. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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