23 Ann Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A 2½ storey building within a terrace.
Roof of what looks like artificial slates, in regular courses; one pitched roofed dormer which has similar slates to roof and cheeks, pvc gutters, and rectangular timber casement window.
Walling of smooth cement render, lined and blocked, with projecting eaves course, and eaves board; pvc gutter; cast iron downpipe shared with No. 21.
Two windows to first floor, rectangular timber sliding sash, vertically hung, 1 over 1, with horns, set in slightly raised, lugged surrounds, with projecting concrete cills.
Ground floor has a modern shop window set in wooden pilasters, and a doorway set in similar pilasters, all carrying a plain wooden frieze with timber pelmet or canopy over; modern steel shutters to door and windows.

Rear elevation: wall of main street front block is two-storey; roof of Bangor blue slates in regular courses with two modern rooflights; wall rendered with wet dash with smooth rendered plinth; one to each floor, rectangular pvc fixed lights with top-hung vents, in plain reveals. PVC gutter and downpipe.
Projecting from the rear wall is a long two-storey rear return which includes a basement storey at its rear extremity; walling as previous; pvc rainwater goods; window as previous; two doors, modern rectangular timber glazed and boarded.

SETTING AT FRONT: The building stands in the main street of the town facing directly onto the pavement. It shares a common ridge line with No. 21, a ridge line which is set lower than adjoining buildings to each side of them.

SETTING AT REAR: Rear boundary of plot formed by a pair of corrugated iron gates and a wooden door, set between a rendered pier and a rendered boundary wall to an adjoining property.
Rear yard currently serving as a building yard for works on the property.

Historical information

No. 23 is an obvious contemporary of No. 21 and probably built c 1850. The shop name is D McAuley and the occupant P.J. Cassidy. It has recently been substantially renovated to match its prevous plan an appearance but much historic fabric inculding the shopfront, render, windows, plaster, staircase and widow cills has been replaced.
See HB05/14/009A.

References

Primary Sources:
1. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Antrim. sh.8.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A simple 2½ storey building of the mid 19th cent with ground floor shop front and living accommodation over. The building is not of special architectural or historic character.