7 Market Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A 5 bay, 2 storey stonebuilt terrace house with slated roof.

A 5 bay wide street frontage with off centre pvc door and 2, 12 pane pvc windows on each side unevenly spaced. At 1st floor 4, 9 pane pvc windows centred over the openings immediately below. Walls built of roughly squared and coursed white limestone with new brick trim to windows. There is a gentle slope to Market Street so that the lowest course dies into footpath. ½ round metal gutter, natural slated roof brick built chimneys (recent work).

Historical information

2 storey, recently renovated artisan terrace house fronting onto Market Street and part of the 2nd Market project carried out by the Draper’s Company. In 1975 the occupier was R Graham and in 1986 the owner was Mrs J Purvis of 34 Turnaface Road. Improvements were carried out by this family during the 1990s.

Architect W J Booth

References

Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Londonderry sh. 46.
2. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Londonderry sh. 46.
3. Curl J.S. Moneymore and Draperstown UAHS P. 35.
4. Notes, 1st Survey, E.H.S. Hill Street, Belfast

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
H-. Alterations detracting from building
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
Z. Rarity

Evaluation

A pleasing 2 storey 5 bay long artisan stone built with brick trim terrace house, recently renovated of the late Georgian period and part of the Market and Corn store project completed in 1839. Forms a pleasing terrace though it is unfortunate that pvc windows and doors have been used.