Lismore Courthouse

Detached three-bay two-storey Classical-style courthouse, c.1815, on a corner site comprising single-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront with single-bay two-storey recessed flanking end bays having single-bay two-storey side elevations, two-bay two-storey higher advanced bay to side elevation to north-east, and single-bay two-storey bay to south-east. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1890, with single-bay single-stage clock tower added to breakfront (originally having belvedere/cupola over). Now in use as heritage centre. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, copper-clad vents to apex, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded cut-granite eaves. Shallow pyramidal copper-clad roof to clock tower with wrought iron finial to apex. Coursed squared granite walls to front (north-west) elevation with cut-granite courses to first floor, moulded courses to top floor (including cornice to eaves), and moulded surround to pediment. Broken coursed squared rubble stone walls to side (north-east) elevation with cut-granite courses to first floor, and moulded cut-granite cornice to eaves. Unpainted rendered walls to rear (south-east) elevation. Unpainted rendered walls to clock tower with cast-iron clock face, paired corner piers having rendered band over, and moulded projecting cornice over. Square-headed window openings (round-headed to first floor breakfront in round-headed recessed panel, and to side (south-west) elevation) with cut-stone sills (some forming sill courses). Replacement 12/12 timber sash windows, c.1890, with replacement 24/24 timber sash window, c.1890, to round-headed openings having fanlight. Square-headed door opening with cut-stone steps, cut-stone Doric doorcase having entablature, frieze and moulded cornice over, timber panelled double doors, and overlight. Round-headed window openings to ground floor advanced bay to side (north-east) elevation, and elliptical-headed window openings to first floor in tripartite arrangement having stone sills, 4/8 timber sash windows to ground floor with fanlights, and 8/12 timber sash windows to first floor having 2/6 sidelights. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, and fanlight. Set back from line of road on a corner site with forecourt having sections of cast-iron railings on a curved plan on rubble stone plinth, and side (north-east) elevation fronting on to road with concrete footpath to front.