Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
52 Castle Street
Town Parks, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Shop - Terrace
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 52 Castle Street, Ballycastle, Co Antrim, BT54 6AR
- Townland
- Town Parks
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.20040, -6.25306
- Date of survey
- 03 October 2000
- HB reference
- HB05/13/014
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1827 "Antrim, Raghery." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A 2½ storey 3 bay wide building with shopfront.
Elevation to Castle Street, ground floor from left : Display window in 2 large pane with 2 pane glazed shop door with name fascia over in plastic. Modern sheeted entrance door to living accommodation, a single sliding sash 2 pane window with moulded architrave and keystone. At 1st floor 3 no. widely spaced sliding sash 2 pane windows as ground floor. Corbel course and cast iron ogee gutter gutter, single square downpipe. 2Velux windows. Wall smooth rendered and painted, roof man made slates, chimney stack at one gable pebble dashed.
To the rear there is a 2 storey 3 bay long back return with double pitched roof and single chimney stack on roof.
The building observes the terrace building line and as it is near the top of Castle Street roof stepping is much reduced. Indeed the ridge line is level with No. 50.
Historical information
Building probably early 19th cent. It is indicated on the O.S. Map of 1832.
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Antrim sh. 8.
2. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Antrim sh. 8.
3. Notes, 1st Survey E.H.S. Hill Street, Belfast
Secondary Sources
1. UAHS, Glens of Antrim p. 49.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A simple wide 3 bay house with a small inappropriate shopfront tucked to one side of its façade. It is still capable of restoration to a more appropriate façade for the Conservation Area . Its form is complementary to its neighbours.
Nearby in the register
- 48-50 Castle StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 'The Framer's Corner' / 'The Taíse Gallery' (and apartment over)Shopunder 1 mi
- 46 Castle StreetShop - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 54 Castle StreetShop - Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.