Bank/financial institution

Bank/financial institution in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1860–1930

Corner-sited three-storey former bank, built 1864-71, having projecting angled northeast corner bay, raised basement, and dormer attic. Arcaded openings to all elevations. College Green facade (north) has seven bays; Church Lane facade has nine bays, two at north end being similar to main facade and of same date, three to south end being similar at ground and first floors and built 1925-8, other four-bay section being different and built 1873-6; and five-bay facade to St. Andrew Street (current main entrance) built 1925-8. Now in use as retail outlet with apartments to top floors. Over-sailing slate mansard roof, with carved limestone cornice having palmette detailing to soffit, band below with bosses, cast-iron ridge cresting and railing, oculus dormer windows with open-bed pediments and ornamented pilasters to north elevation and segmental-headed with plain reveals to other elevations. Upper floors of corner bay supported on limestone corbels. Truncated pyramidal slate roof to corner bay with cast-iron ridge cresting, and aedicule with oculus, pilasters, and carved tympanum with date. Ashlar limestone and rendered chimneystacks, that to west end appearing as small turret with ornamental detailing. Ashlar limestone walls. Arcaded round-headed openings to ground floor, with limestone piers and ashlar limestone voussoirs and keystones, hood-mouldings with foliate stops, limeston

Type:
Bank/financial institution

Period:
1860–1930

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.26°W

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