Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
5 Church Road
Altnagelvin, Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1900 - 1919
- Address
- 5 Church Road, Altnagelvin, Londonderry, BT47 3SF
- Townland
- Altnagelvin
- Council
- Derry City and Strabane
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.98133, -7.28255
- Date of survey
- 24 July 1997
- HB reference
- HB01/08/014 A
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1891 "Ireland 16" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A picturesque group of four early 20th century county council cottages along Church Road. Set back from the road in well kept gardens, each house consists of a porch two windows to either side and a kitchen return to the rear. Each house has a large chimney with two pots to the gable on the left of the entrance, a single pot off ridge, to the right. All have been refurbished by the N I Housing Executive. Roofs are finished in asbestos cement slates. Timber windows, stained, and with top hung opening lights, are also the result of improvements. The buildings have painted harling render .
Historical information
Built in 1911 as part of a County Council programme of rural workers cottages. Said to be a match of a similar development in Edenreagh. Ownership transferred to Northern Ireland Housing Executive on reorganisation of Council responsibilities in 1972.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Fine example of a local authority housing type with generous garden provision. Merits recording.
Nearby in the register
- 7 Church RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 11 Church RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Millbrook HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- Glendermott ManseRectories/ Manses etcunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.