boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR <strong>2012</strong> – <strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 6: Built & Natural Heritage<br />
These buildings above and below exhibit a common problem – though they are of good<br />
quality they now look rather shabby and would be improved through repainting and the<br />
tidying up of their fascias – removing the half-fascia on the left above, on the south side of<br />
Main Street, and at the least painting the fascia on the right above, on the west side of<br />
Green Street, and removing the redundant betting sign. The neighbouring buildings also on<br />
Green street would benefit from repainting at this stage.<br />
bottom of doors and bursting of the stucco architraves, and this combined with<br />
missing slates and slipped slates on the rear slope of the roof is undoubtedly causing<br />
interior damage too. The rainwater goods need to be cleaned and repaired, the roof<br />
and chimneys repaired, other points of water ingress identified and mended, the<br />
façade allowed to dry out and then it be repainted and the shopfront panels tightened<br />
up. In time the plastic panels of the shopfront could be replaced with vitrolite panels<br />
or a black glass equivalent, in keeping with its character. This building could be a<br />
good candidate to apply for a conservation grant.<br />
Also on Main Street, Cuirt an Ri’s rebuilt facade is totally out of character and should<br />
be re-faced with a three-storey three-bay façade with opes like those in its neighbour<br />
to the east.<br />
Bridge Street, south of river, east side and Patrick Street, north side. Because of the key<br />
locations of these two buildings at junctions in the ACA improvements would have a<br />
hugely positive impact.<br />
Key Buildings:<br />
On Main Street – Mullaneys is a very fine building but water ingress through blocked<br />
gutters where rain is not being thrown away from the façade has started to cause<br />
serious deterioration including a lot of backsplash on the pavement, decay of the<br />
On Green Street - The high stone wall which bounds the Credit Union building is<br />
covered with ivy which is starting to cause damage to the wall. A programme of ivy<br />
killing should be initiated, it be allowed to die back, removed when dead, the wall<br />
examined and any necessary repairs effected using a weak lime mortar.<br />
On Patrick Street - Cosgrove’s is the main detractor from the appearance of the ACA<br />
here and again it is a good building with many original features nevertheless water<br />
ingress has caused discoloration of the facade. The solution is the same as above- an<br />
investigation of where the water is coming from, carrying out repairs, letting it dry<br />
out and then repainting.<br />
Boyle Local Area Plan <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>2018</strong> Page 78