boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council

PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 2012 – 2018 & BEYOND Chapter 6: Built & Natural Heritage
Also on this street is the very important Royal Hotel whose architectural and
historical significance is belied by the addition of later shutters - these should be
removed and the facade made good. (The shutters on Cryan’s should also be
removed.) The lack of vertical division of such a long façade might be seen as a
problem by some people but should not be of concern at this point in time. Currently
there is no name on the building – this should be rectified. The riverside elevation
should have its repairs completed and the scaffolding removed. The riverside
restaurant extension is looking tired and could be a good candidate for an exciting
new makeover.
On Bridge Street - On the north side of the river the ground floor treatment of
Scanlons is visually distracting in this ACA and this is exaggerated by its important
location by the bridge. A feasible solution here might be to remove the artificial stone
treatment and render and paint it, even using a channelled finish to match this
elsewhere in the ACA, also removing the pediments and columns on the door to the
upper floors. The PVC siding is also out of character.
On Bridge Street – On the south side of the river a key recommendation is that the
pair of buildings Carroll’s and Taylors McGees be painted. This is because of their
impressive form, their location in the middle of this terrace and the huge lift this
would bring to this street. They are not the only buildings that could be painted (one
building on the Crescent stands out due to its unpainted facade) but they are likely to
have the greatest impact; some downpipe repairs are warranted first.
Lastly four buildings in the ACA and one ground floor, most shown below, have had
their protective render removed. This should be reinstated using lime render, either
plain or ruled and lined.
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