only purposes information for - status legal No Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Architectural Conservation Area 1 - Enniscorthy Town Historic only Core ............................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Boundary ............................................................................................ 2 1.2 Character Appraisal ............................................................................ 2 1.3 Elements of Character ........................................................................ 6 1.3.1 Chimneys .........................................................................................purposes 6 1.3.2 Roofs ............................................................................................... 7 1.3.3 Roof lights ........................................................................................ 8 1.3.4 Eaves, Verges and Parapets ........................................................... 9 1.3.5 Windows, Doors and Fanlights ...................................................... 10 1.3.6 Shopfronts ..................................................................................... 16 1.3.7 Facades ......................................information................................................... 23 1.3.8 Painting of Buildings ...................................................................... 23 for - 2.0 Architectural Conservation Area 2 - Templeshannon ..................... 24 2.1 Boundary .......................................................................................... 24 2.2 Character Appraisal .......................................................................... 24 2.3 Elementsstatus of Character ...................................................................... 26 2.3.1 Chimneys ....................................................................................... 26 legal2.3.2 Roofs ............................................................................................. 27 2.3.3 Roof lights ...................................................................................... 29 No 2.3.4 Eaves, Verges and Parapets ......................................................... 29 2.3.5 Windows, Doors and Fanlights ...................................................... 30 2.3.6 Shopfronts ..................................................................................... 35 2.3.7 Facades ......................................................................................... 39 2.3.8 Painting of Buildings ...................................................................... 40 3.0 The Conservation and Enhancement of the Area’s Character ....... 40 3.1 The Management of Change ............................................................ 42 3.2 Conservation Guidelines for structures within the ACA .................... 43 3.3 ACA Design Guidance ...................................................................... 43 4.0 Architectural Conservation Area 3 - Vinegar Hill and Surrounding only Environs .................................................................................................... 46 4.1 Boundary .......................................................................................... 46 4.2 Character Appraisal .......................................................................... 46 4.3 The Conservation and Enhancement of the Area’s Character .......... 47 4.4 Vinegar Hill Windmill .........................................................................purposes 48 4.5 Vinegar Hill Lane ............................................................................. 51 4.6 Vernacular Gate Pillars, Vinegar Hill Lane. ....................................... 51 4.7 Vernacular iron gate ......................................................................... 51 4.8 The vacant dwelling at Vinegar Hill Lane ........... Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.9 The entrance at Vinegar Hillinformation Lane .................................................... 53 4.10 Hedgerows and held boundaries .................................................... 53 4.11 Vinegar Hill car parkfor and surrounds ................................................ 55 4.12 Mass Path .....................................- .................................................. 55 status legal No Introduction A detailed conservation and townscape analysis of Enniscorthy town was commissioned by the Council and carried out by William Garnermann in 2007. The following is a distillation of the study and outlines the three areas identified for Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) protection. The character of each area is outlined here. only Section 1 and 2 describe the character of Architectural Conservation Area 1- Enniscorthy Town Historic Core and Architectural Conservation Area 2- Templeshannon. Section 3 provides guidance on the conservation and enhancement of these areas, the management of change and detailed designpurposes guidance for Architectural Conservation Area 1- Enniscorthy Town Historic Core and Architectural Conservation Area 2- Templeshannon. Section 4 describes the character of Architectural Conservation Area 3- Vinegar Hill and Surrounding Environs, provides details about the conservation and enhancement of the Architectural Conservationinformation Area and guidance for the management of change in this area. for - status legal No 1 1.0 Architectural Conservation Area 1 - Enniscorthy Town Historic Core 1.1 Boundary The boundary of the ACA is outlined in Map 6. only 1.2 Character Appraisal Enniscorthy Town lies right at the heart of County Wexford, founded on the important salmonic waters of the River Slaney, which is tidal up as far as the Old Enniscorthy Bridge. A local will tell you that you are always atop of a hill, bottom of a hill or going up and down a hill. The town rises steeply on the west side ofpurposes the River Slaney and its meandering streetscapes and impressive eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings give it a visual character unequalled in Ireland. information for - status Photographlegal 1. Shows a view of the Town of Enniscorthy and the River Slaney. NoThe local history of Enniscorthy is very evident as one walks through its impressive streetscapes. The names of features such as Duffry Gate, Rafter Street, the 1798 monument, all allude to a traumatic but nonetheless historic role played by Enniscorthy inhabitants over past centuries. Almost five hundred houses and cabins were destroyed in 1798 and the malt continued to burn unabated for months afterwards. The town of Enniscorthy gained heavily from the compensation after the rebellion, which allowed the town to be substantially rebuilt in mostly stone and slate. 2 Many eighteenth- and nineteenth-century buildings along the various streets of Enniscorthy have date plaques, which carry the date and initials of the owner. The historic site Vinegar Hill can be viewed from many vantage points within the town and this backdrop is an ever reminder of the historical and political significance of Enniscorthy town. only This ACA has special archaeological, historical, social and architectural interest. The archaeological sites and monuments not only enrich the landscape and townscape but are also essential to understanding the older layers of settlement within the town. Sites of significance include the impressive Castle, previously in use as a museum, since renovated as a visitor centre, and the Friary, remains of purposeswhich may still exist below the Bank, which now occupies its site. Enniscorthy town originated in the monastic settlement of St. Senan. With the arrival of the Normans in 1169 Enniscorthy became a defence point, with a major stone castle being constructed on the west side of the River Slaney. This structure dates back to 1245 and may originally have beeninformation a defensive mote and bailey. Enniscorthy developed slowly over the next four hundred years and was severely damaged when it was attacked by the Kavanaghfor clan in 1548 leaving much of the town in a ruinous state for a long period of time.- The town’s most prominent part in Irish history is undoubtedly the pivotal role it played in the 1798 rebellion with major battles taking place both on Vinegar Hill and throughout the streets of the town. status Enniscorthy owes its present appearance to the dramatic boom in agriculture and trade which marked the early nineteenth century. This period saw the building of the impressively-sitedlegal St. Aidan’s Cathedral, designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. The town was compact and building was mainly concentrated around the old Nobridge and historic castle area with a criss cross of streets. 3 only Photograph 2. Shows a view from the east side of the River purposesSlaney across to the west side featuring the old bridge, the impressive medieval castle and the church of Ireland Spire in the distance. Enniscorthy had a substantial milling industry. The majority of stone mills and associated warehouses date from the nineteenth century. The town also developed breweries, kilns, distilleries, tan yards, informationlime and salt works, bleach greens and malt houses, many of which line the Slaneyfor banks. By 1853 there were twenty-three streets and fourteen lanes in -the town. The striking Gothic Cathedral of St. Aidan’s was completed when the spire was added in 1873. The second half of the nineteenth century also