Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB12/10/044

Address :
Former RUC Station 365-367 Sligo Road Letterbreen Enniskillen Co Fermanagh BT74 9FH

Townland:
Trillick

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Survey 2:
B1

Date of Listing:
29/06/1992 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
Police Station

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
229/5

IG Ref:
H1709 3990

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Owner Category

Private Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Architects

Northern Ireland Office of Works

Historical Information

Built c 1925 as a Royal Ulster Constabulary police barracks to the design of the architects of the Northern Ireland Office of Works under its chief architect at the time, Roland Ingleby Smith. It was one of a number of standard designs, or variations thereof, used throughout Northern Ireland in the 1920s and 1930s. References – Secondary Sources 1. H. Dixon, An Introduction to Ulster Architecture (UAHS, Belfast, 1975), p 80 (illustrates a parallel example at Seaforde, Co Down). 2. C. Brett, Buildings of County Antrim (UAHS, Belfast, 1996), p 271 (illustrates a parallel example at Bushmills, Co Antrim).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation J. Setting

Historic Interest

W. Northern Ireland/International Interest Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance

Evaluation

Good example of an important building type from the early years of the N Ireland state.

General Comments

Date of Survey

10 July 2004