Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
8 Fairhill Street
Town Parks, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 8 Fairhill Street, Ballycastle, Co Antrim, BT54 6AY
- Townland
- Town Parks
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.19973, -6.24988
- Date of survey
- 21 September 2000
- HB reference
- HB05/14/037
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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 3 bay wide, 2½ storey detached house with single storey back return.
The front elevation to Fairhill Street has a central flat roof projecting porch with entrance door in flanking wall with fanlight, with double hung sliding sash 2 pane window on front wall. On each side of porch a single double hung sliding sash 2 pane window. At 1st floor 3 similar windows centred over elements below. There is an odd double cornice to the porch, presumably forming a low parapet. ½ round gutter fixed to fascia board with slight overhang, roof asbestos slates, 3 redbrick chimneystacks, plain ridge tiles and a single Velux type rooflight near ridge. Gables are windowless except for small vertical window under bargeboard lighting attic and another providing daylight to the kitchen.
To the rear similar windows as front but centre windows are at landing level with one at the attic landing and of less height. The lean-to back return occupies one bay, has modern windows and rear door. Walls roughcast rendered, painted white.
To the N side of the house is a 2 storey outhouse with gabled hoist at eaves level and walls and roof finished as house. At rear of garden near the Tow viaduct is a large shed with curved Belfast roof trusses.
The house is set back a short distance from the footwalk in Fairhill Street with roughcast finished boundary wall and field gate. To the S side is the River Tow and the site of a former saw mill.
Historical information
The house was built c1840. The owner was previously involved in sawmill, timber and coal business. He was also owner of 8/9 The Diamond. The are no remains of sawmill.
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Antrim sh. 8.
2. Present Owner (2000).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A well preserved and renovated 19th century house with Georgian proportions but diluted with use of asbestos slates and loss of small Georgian panes.
Nearby in the register
- 8-9 The DiamondShop - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 6 The DiamondPublic House - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 7 The DiamondOffice - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 'The Antrim Arms Hotel'Hotelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.