elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council

Chapter 6: Built and Natural Heritage
Chapel Street to Nun’s Lane
The eastern section of this street is dominated by the particularly fine Gothic Revival Catholic Church in
stone with yellow brick dressings and embellished by decorative rainwater goods, cast-iron cresting and
an imposing tower; it is fronted by attractive piers and iron railings. There is an attractive rendered terrace
of seven houses on the south side with one tiled mosaic shopfront; the terrace features round-headed
doorcases with stucco mouldings to the opes and ridge cresting to the slated roofs. This terrace is flanked
by blocks of local authority housing which are set back from the street and have rendered facades; one still
has the original timber sash windows which should be replicated in any new windows being installed. On
the north side there are several other houses of local heritage value with rendered elevations, imposing
chimney stacks and slated roofs.
The tower of the Gothic Catholic church is a landmark feature which can be seen in evolving views of the
town because of the curving nature of the main thoroughfare. A very fine late nineteenth-century terrace
(18-24) on the south side incorporates a later tiled shopfront – such tiled fronts are an attractive feature of
the town.
25 An attractive house on the
south side of Chapel Street.
14, 15, 16, 17. Further houses of local heritage interest on the north side
of Chapel Street.
Windmill Street
This is a minor street which quickly narrows and is distinguished by groups of local authority housing on
the east side; these have rendered elevations with some original sash windows of an unusual style,
indicating the quality of their design - they should provide a model for any new windows inserted as this
will help to conserve the character of the town. The windmill further north is the most remarkable building
within the village envelope - it is an early eighteenth-century windmill which was restored in c. 1996 with
a rye straw roof and now is a tourist attraction.
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