3 Ann Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

1 bay wide 2 storey terrace house.

On ground floor 4 panel entrance door with plain rectangular fanlight. To left of door a single double hung sliding sash 2 pane window with painted sandstone cill. At 1st floor a single double hung sliding sash 2 pane window, of slightly lesser height than ground floor window but slightly wider, having a painted moulded plaster architrave, with cill supported on 2 no. moulded corbels (typical detail). Wall smooth rendered, lined, painted with painted quoins on one side. ½ round metal gutter, shared downpipe. Natural slated roof, plain ridge tile. Shared chimney with No. 1 Ann St. Roof has cement barge adjoining No. 1 Ann St.

To the rear there are single windows at each floor level including basement which has door. The windows are modern inserts. ½ round metal gutter with shared downpipe. Wall roughcast rendered, unpainted. Natural slated roof and plain ridge tile.

No. 3 is a narrow frontage terrace house contemporary with and similar to No.5. Each shares a long narrow rear yard.

Historical information

Probably rebuilt around end of 19th cent. Some of the details are typical of Dallat, builder, who built a number of houses etc in Ann Street, Quay Road etc. at that time. See HB05/14/006B.

References

Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Antrim sh. 8.
2. O.S. Map 1904 Ballycastle.
3. Notes, 1st Survey, E.H.S. Hill Street, Belfast

Secondary Sources
1. UAHS Glens of Antrim p. 50

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A simple 2 storey late 19th cent. terrace house in a modest Victorian style. It does not have special architectural or historic interest.