Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
28 Catherine Street
Newtown Limavady, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- Office
- Date of listing
- 12 May 2000
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- 28 Catherine Street, Limavady, Co Londonderry, BT49 7BB
- Townland
- Newtown Limavady
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.04997, -6.95150
- Date of survey
- 16 January 1998
- HB reference
- HB02/12/023
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Three storey two bay rendered and painted end of terrace house. Part of a group of four former houses in the Georgian style facing north west onto Catherine Street (see also HB02/12/024 and 025). Ground floor shop front window across whole width divided by stained mullions (at 600mm approximate centres). Double pane sash window above with painted stone cills and simple plaster architrave. Natural slate roof. PVC rainwater goods. Large chimney to each end of ridge. That to south west brick, that to north east gable rendered with only three of the likely six pots remaining.
Date plaque high up on north east gable: ‘1828’ painted sign below advertising funeral directors.
Small lean-to returns to rear with casement windows. Side wall of yard demolished for car access. Flat roof shed in concrete brick on site of coach house.
Historical information
Date plaque gives a construction date for the house of 1828. Building is shown with its four neighbours on 1831 Ordnance Survey Map. On the 1858 Griffiths Valuation it is listed as a Police Barracks leased from Mr Frederick McCausland - a use which had transferred to number 46 on the same street by the 1907 Ordnance Survey. The building has been in use as a funeral parlour for at least twenty years.
References:
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
Griffiths Valuation 1858
Secondary Sources
D Girvan, 'The Buildings of north Derry' UAHS 1975 p14
Occupant/Owner (1997)
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
H-. Alterations detracting from building
K. Group value
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
A pre 1830 building which though badly renovated is important because of its function as part of a group with three listed buildings whose townscape potential and character on Catherine Street would be severely eroded if the building was removed.
Nearby in the register
- 30/32 Catherine StreetBankunder 1 mi
- 34 Catherine StreetOfficeunder 1 mi
- 36 Catherine StreetOfficeunder 1 mi
- 38 Catherine StreetHealth Centreunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.