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THE GAP HOUSE

CHURCH STREET, MOATE, Westmeath

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Address
CHURCH STREET, MOATE
County
Westmeath
Licence reference
ATP180

Building and heritage

An appealing building, of early nineteenth-century appearance, which retains much of its early form and character. The front façade of this building is enhanced by the retention of a good quality doorcase, the survival of timber sliding sash windows to the first floor, the half-hipped natural slate roof and by the simple shopfront to the south end. This substantial building occupies a very prominent location at a corner site to the west end of Moate. Its location adjacent to the former mail/coach road from Dublin to Galway suggests that it may have been originally built as a hotel. This...

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Established

Built between c.1810 and c.1830.

Architecture

An appealing building, of early nineteenth-century appearance, which retains much of its early form and character. The front façade of this building is enhanced by the retention of a good quality doorcase, the survival of timber sliding sash windows to the first floor, the half-hipped natural slate roof and by the simple shopfront to the south end.

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