Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church
Tureagh, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Church
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Raloo, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 3ED
- Townland
- Tureagh
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.79588, -5.85198
- Date of survey
- 10 September 1997
- HB reference
- HB06/06/018
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A gabled rectangular church with round headed openings to the gables and square headed openings to the sides, originally with timber vertically hung sliding sash windows but these now replaced with timber fixed lights and top-hung vents, not to original pattern. It stands in a tarmac car park and concrete hardstanding in a rural
setting with a recent hall alongside.
Historical information
Built as a Unitarian church in 1838 according to a datestone on the entrance front; adjacent hall built 1995.
References - Primary
1. Date stone on buildings.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This is a building of early 19th century foundation but which has most of its original detailing replaced in the course of renovations so that its original character has been impaired; of no special architectural or historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Raloo Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Upper Bridge over Glenoe WaterBridgeunder 1 mi
- Houses in GlenoeHouseunder 1 mi
- Raloo Church of Ireland Parish ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.