10 Urbal Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

This is an end of terrace two-bay two-storey cottage, part of a terrace of four, built c. 1928. It is rectangular in plan with a single-storey lean-to return to the rear. It has a pitched artificial slate roof and unpainted dashed rendered walls. The terrace fronts directly onto Urbal Road. There is a single storey outbuilding to the rear of the yard, facing the rear of the cottage. This is connected by a timber and plastic carport, which is shared with number 12 Urbal Road (HB09/07/022).

The front northwest elevation faces onto Urbal Road. There is a square-headed doorway left of centre and one square headed window to the right of the ground floor. There is one square-headed window above these on the first floor and an ocular window with concrete sill and hood. The main windows are painted timber sliding sash with concrete sills, six-over-one to the ground and three-over-one to the upper. The door is timber tongue and grooved with a rectangular glazed panel and is accessed by a single concrete step.

The northeast gable elevation has no openings. The rear southeast elevation has two windows to the upper floor and one to the lower, as previous.

The external walls are dashed render. The roof is artificial slate without fascia or bargeboards. Rainwater goods are a mixture of cast iron and plastic. The chimney is located on the party wall and is brick with profiled stepped capping and three clay pots. It is shared with number 12 (HB09/07/022).

Setting:
The terrace is located on the outskirts of Coagh, with a short terrace of neighbouring houses opposite and to the southwest along the same building line. To the northeast is a row of commercial buildings. Further out from these are a 1930s school and a fine 19th century church on the edge of the village. The surrounding residential buildings are mainly two-storey and of similar scale to the terrace. Many of the houses have low-walled gardens to the front. The house is street fronted.

Historical information

According to the valuation records, this short terrace of four dwellings ‘with yards’ was built in 1927-28, by a Mr. Jonathan R. Elliott. The original occupants are listed as, Thomas McIvor, David Mitchell, James McKnight and John Stirrup, with Mr. Stirrup occupying this particular house.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI VAL/12B/37/4B Annual valuation revision book, Coagh ED, 1913-29
2 PRONI VAL/3B/7/4 First general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Coagh ED, 1935
3 PRONI VAL/3C/7/5 First general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Coagh ED, 1936-57
4 PRONI VAL/4B/6/6 Second general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Coagh ED, 1957-72

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
J. Setting
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest
Z. Rarity

Evaluation

This is a rare example of a terraced house dating from the 1920s. It is unusually complete and shares a group value with the other three houses of the terrace. Again unusually, each of the houses of the terrace is in similarly original condition.
It is well proportioned and detailed.