Sligo Courthouse
The conservation of a largely Victorian Gothic Revival courthouse from the 18th and19th centuries which was in a derilict state. There have been limited modern interventions to provide a functioning court building while keeping an historic urban monument. Light coloured oak wood ...
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Project details
Title: | Sligo Courthouse |
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Entr. year: | 2003 |
Result: | Diploma |
Country: | Ireland |
Town: | Sligo, County Sligo |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Building type/ Project type: | Government/Public building |
Former use: | Courthouse |
Actual use: | Courthouse |
Built: | 18th-19th century |
Architect / Proj.leader: | J. Rawson Carroll - Architect , Mc Cullough Mulvin Architects |
The Jury's citation: | For the successful restoration of a Victorian neo-Gothic building, whilst responding to a complex brief and confidently integrating new elements of the building fabric. |
GPS: | 54°16'11.0"N 8°28'18.9"W |
Web, Links: | www.sligococo.ie/Publications/AnnualReport2002/Courthouse/ |
Description:
The conservation of a largely Victorian Gothic Revival courthouse from the 18th and19th centuries which was in a derilict state. There have been limited modern interventions to provide a functioning court building while keeping an historic urban monument. Light coloured oak wood has been used extensively throughout the interior as panelling, fixed furnishings and architectural accents.
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