Corn Market

Market house in Louth, Ireland, dating from 1795–1800

Detached multiple-bay single- and two-storey stone former market, dated 1796, court house addition c. 1850, now in use as offices. Plan comprising; two parallel ranges attached to main façade, south; three-bay two-storey central block flanked by single-storey wings, integral carriage arches, terminating with pedimented breakfronts, former court house attached to north elevation of south range. Pitched and hipped slate roofs, clay ridge and hip tiles, central block surmounted by painted timber lantern and weathervane, moulded cast-iron gutters on stone corbelled eaves course, square-profile cast-iron downpipes, lead flashing to central parapet. Ashlar limestone walling to south elevation, chamfered plinth course, ashlar limestone string courses to main block, rubble stone walling to west elevation, ashlar limestone dressings, painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined render to interior walling, limestone block-and-start quoins to north elevation of former court house; ashlar limestone Doric columns support roof of interior walls to east and west. Square-headed window openings, ashlar limestone surrounds, timber multiple-pane casement windows, round-headed window openings to central block (former door openings), timber spoked fanlights surmounting full-length timber and glazed casement windows, segmental-headed window openings (former carriage arches) to east and west of south elev

Type:
Market house

Period:
1795–1800

Where:
Louth, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.72°N, 6.35°W

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