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The Arts Council

AXA Insurance, Drogheda, Louth

Architect: William G. Murray
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The former Provincial Bank is built of Limestone ashlar with an elaborate façade at streetlevel. The ground floor façade has paired polished granite columns with lush foliage capitals. Above this is an architrave and frieze for bank signage. The upper storeys are no less elaborate; the first floor windows are round-headed with fluted keystones with shells. The second floor windows also receive a scultural treatment. The entire façade is topped of with a lombardic cornice and fluted brackets. A fine building that stands out.