Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
28 Ann 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
- 28 Ann Street, Ballycastle, Co Antrim, BT54 6AD
- Townland
- Town Parks
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.20193, -6.24925
- Date of survey
- 06 October 2000
- HB reference
- HB05/13/041
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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 4 bay wide, 2 storey building with shopfront and side entrance.
Elevation to Ann Street, ground floor, from left : a wide shopfront with off-centre pair of glazed entrance doors, piers on each side, large display windows on each side, one larger than other, all framed with pilasters, long name fascia with good bold gold leaf lettering, cornice, good stop ends. Above at 1st floor 3 no. 2 pane windows, having sign between 2 of them. ½ round metal gutter on c.i. brackets. Wall smooth rendered, painted, rusticated plaster quoins at 1st floor only. Natural slated roof with chimneystack at each gable. The 4th narrow bay is recessed with 4 panelled doors, fanlight and above a 2 pane window under gutter. Slated roof.
The building does not observe building line, set back slightly from upper part of Ann Street. However the juxapositioning makes for more interest.
Historical information
Building probably mid or early 19th cent. It is likely that from No. 30 the buildings were probably erected after 1880.
No. 28 has been renovated in 1990s. The narrow bay was formerly gateway. Formerly the site of the Northern Bank pre 1863.
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Antrim sh. 8.
2. O.S. Map 1904 Ballycastle.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A mid or early 19th cent. building with character form of Ann Street. Street frontage recently renovated with good shopfront. However not a building of special architectural and historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Northern BankBankunder 1 mi
- First Trust BankBankunder 1 mi
- Post Boxunder 1 mi
- 31 Ann StreetShop - Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.