Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Sexton’s Cottage
Altnagelvin, Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Sexton’s Cottage, Glendermott 1st Presbyterian Church,, Church Road, Altnagelvin, Londonderry
- Townland
- Altnagelvin
- Council
- Derry City and Strabane
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.97885, -7.29158
- Date of survey
- 18 July 1997
- HB reference
- HB01/08/020
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Small long cottage, apparently single storey but with two windows in north east gable and a single roof light revealing an attic floor. Lean-to shed against north east gable and a plaque off centre with 1857 inscribed. The building is located hard up against Church Road on the boundary of the Presbyterian church yard. It has been pebble dashed in the last twenty years and all the windows are of a similar date. Concrete cills have been put under the windows, the slate roof also appears to be a renovation as the barge board and PVC guttering are new. The south western end of the building has much larger windows and a wide door with padlock on the gable.
Historical information
A building of exactly the same size is shown on 1830 Ordnance Survey Map. It was likely that it was demolished and rebuilt in 1857.
With the exception of the coach house wing the building is still being used for the purpose for which it was built.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A small house, possibly vernacular in origin with a coach house associated historically with the listed church next door. However, it has been insensitively renovated and does not now stand as a good example of the type.
Nearby in the register
- Glendermott 1st Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- The Cosy InnPublic Houseunder 1 mi
- Road BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Glendermott Parish ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.