Sligo Town Hall

Town/county hall in Sligo, Ireland, dating from 1860–1870

Detached seven-bay two-storey Lombardo Romanesque palazzo-style town hall, built c. 1865, returning nine-bays to south, with central single-bay break-front, three-stage square-plan clock tower to north-east. Extensively restored and rennovated, c. 1998, with additon of five-bay three-storey extension to north elevation. Hipped slate roof, lead-capped hips and ridges, brick chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron rainwater goods. Slate-covered pyramidal roof to bell tower with sprocketed eaves, lead-capped hips, louvred gabled dormers on each face, surmounted by decorative octagonal shaped iron cresting. Squared-and-coursed limestone rock-faced masonry walling with extensive use of Mountcharles sandstone detailing including string and sill courses, cornice, door and window surrounds. Squared and coursed limestone rock-faced masonry walling with machine-made brick window surrounds to, plainer, north and east elevations. Round-headed window openings with pointed arch surrounds having alternating sandstone and limestone voussoirs, carved sandstone roll-mouldings to reveals, square-profile recessed order, chamfered sill course, painted timber two-over-two reproduction sash windows, c. 1998. Round-headed main entrance door opening set within trabeated breakfront bay having carved sandstone surround with prominent vermiculated keystone roll mouldings, limestone colonnettes and deeply recesse

Type:
Town/county hall

Period:
1860–1870

Where:
Sligo, Ireland

Coordinates:
54.27°N, 8.48°W

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