Waterford Courthouse

Court house in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1845–1850

Detached seven-bay two-storey over part raised basement courthouse, built 1848-9; opened 1849, on a U-shaped plan centred on pedimented prostyle hexastyle Ionic portico; pair of single-bay (four-bay deep) recessed wings originally single-bay (six-bay deep) two-storey. Disused, 1977. Reconstructed, 1984, producing present composition. Hipped slate roofs behind parapets with ridge tiles, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron rainwater goods (side elevation) on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Granite ashlar walls on benchmark-inscribed granite ashlar base with cut-granite pilasters to corners supporting ogee-detailed cornice on blind frieze on architrave below parapet; granite ashlar walls (wings) on granite ashlar bases with paired cut-granite pilasters to corners supporting ogee-detailed cornice on blind frieze on architrave below parapet; rendered walls (side elevations) on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered base with cut-granite pilasters to corners. Round-headed door openings behind pedimented prostyle hezastyle Ionic portico approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps with cut-granite columns having responsive pilasters supporting ogee-detailed pediment on blind frieze on architrave, and cut-granite doorcases with pilasters supporting archivolts framing replacement glazed double doors having overlights. Square-hea

Type:
Court house

Period:
1845–1850

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.26°N, 7.11°W

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