35/37 Main Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Former listed building delisted, demolished and rebuilt to a separate design. One slide taken for comparison with previous records.
Described in 1970 as: 'Mid 19th century. A 3 storey building with rendered walls and slated roof. The façade is 3 windows wide. All d/h with full astragals except on ground floor. The entrance is set in a segmental arched opening, unfluted doric columns rise to a decorated frieze and cornice. The fanlight is glazed with hooked and decorative astragals. This terrace contains a number of fine doorways . The remainder of the buildings have generally been altered'.

Historical information

Delisted in 1988 after a review of the terrace by the Historic Buildings Council: ‘This terrace was originally listed in the hope that the good quality buildings would have an influence in upgrading the more numerous poorer ones: In the course of time the complete terrace would be restored to its original state of excellence but instead it would appear that the opposite has happened here and the good buildings have been altered to the unacceptable standard of the poorer quality buildings…Following discussion members recommended that the following buildings should be delisted no. 29 Mitchells, nos. 31/33 Nurseyneeds, nos. 35/37 Kens.’ The replacement building of 1995/6 was designed by GM Design of Coleraine.

Reference
Reference

Primary Sources:
OS Map 'Newtown Limavady' enlarged from 1st Edition Map (1831) PRONI: Val 2D/5/4 & T2933/4/126
OS Map 'Newtown Limavady' (1848 revision with notes of 1858 valuation) PRONI: 058/120/1/1 & T2933/3/140
OS Map ' Town of Limavady' (1895) PRONI:Val 2D/5/4 & 293/4/261
OS Map ' Town of Limavady' (1907) PRONI:058/120/2/3

Secondary Sources
D Girvan, 'The Buildings of north Derry' UAHS 1975 p12
Historic Buildings files

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Demolished and replacement building on site.