60 James Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

This is a terraced two-storey house; built c. 1833, The building is now vacant.
It is rectangular in plan with a two-storey extension to the rear and a further single-storey lean-to, c. 1950’s. External walls to front elevation are painted render.

The building forms part of a mixed terrace within a long row of buildings along James Street.

The West elevation fronts directly onto James Street. The ground floor has a doorway to the right, and a window to the left, both of which have been boarded up.
The upper level has 1/1 timber sliding sash windows on painted cut stone sills. There is a modern signage attachment to the upper level.

The rear East elevation is dry dash render.
There is natural slate to the main roof, and two rendered chimneys with profiled capping. Gutters appear to be cast-iron to the front elevation, with replacement uPVC rainwater goods to the rear.

Returns:
The main mono-pitched two-storey extension has an assortment of timber casement windows.
The single-storey lean-to has a timber casement window and door. The external walls are dry dash render. There is artificial slate to roofs and uPVC rainwater goods.

Historical information

The valuation records of 1834-c.1838 indicate that this property and its neighbour to the north (present no.58, HB09/13/011C), were originally a single concern. This single property is recorded in 1835 as an old house (quality letter ‘1C+’) and shop, (the former having a ‘flying lease’ over the latter), occupied by a George Hollins and John Moffet respectively. The rateable value of the house is listed as £6-11-1, the shop £1-3-0, with rent of the former £14 per year, and the latter, £4. The dimensions of the house are recorded as, 19½ft x 21½ x 18, ‘above 26’ [i.e. over the shop] 16 x 21½ x 9, with a return of 15½ x 17 x 15, thatched offices of 46½ x 14 x 12, and the shop measurements given as 16 x 21½ x 9. The rateable value of the whole building is noted in c.1838 as £11.

By 1859 no.60 was in the hands of a William Morgan with a Matthew S. Glasgow the immediate lessor, the latter possibly the Matthew Glasgow who is recorded as the occupant of the house two doors to the north (present nos.54-56 HB09/13/011A-B), or at least a relation. By this stage the rateable value had risen to £9. In 1880 William Morgan acquired the lease of the property, along with the shop (no.58). In 1914 a Thomas Morgan is recorded as both leaseholder and occupant, with an Annie Turner taking up residence in 1924. In 1928 the lease was acquired, or passed to, James McVeigh, who lived in the house to the south (present no.62) and who, up to this, had been renting the shop (present no.58). By 1936 the lease had passed to Margaret McVeigh. The property is listed as vacant in 1938, with a John Quinn the occupant in 1939, and Kathleen Quinn in 1949. Kathleen Quinn was still in residence in 1972.

References- Primary sources
1 ‘Pigot & Co's Provincial Directory of Ireland’, (Manchester, 1824)
2 PRONI OS/9/10/1 OS plan of Cookstown, 1833
3 PRONI VAL/1B/622A First valuation, Derryloran parish, 1834-c.1838
4 PRONI VAL/1D/6/2 Valuation plan of Cookstown, c.1838
5 PRONI VAL/2C/63 Second valuation, Union of Cookstown (Dublin, 1859) [This is the printed version of the second valuation. The handwritten version (which may have been more detailed and include property dimensions etc.) no longer exists. The printed volume merely provides names of tenants and leaseholders, and rateable values.]
6 PRONI VAL/2D/6/3/1-2 Valuation plan of Cookstown, 1859-82 [2 sheets]
7 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5A Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1860-63
8 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5B Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1864-68
9 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5C Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1868-81
10 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5D Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1881
11 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5E Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1881
12 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5F Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1882-90
13 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5G Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1882-88
14 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5J Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1889-94 [The reference number for this book is out of sequence in the
PRONI catalogue- the dates it covers are actually earlier than VAL/12B/37/5H.]
15 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5H Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1895-99
16 PRONI VAL/12B/37/5K Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1889-99
17 PRONI VAL/12E/171/1/1-2 Valuation plan of Cookstown, 1892-97 [2 sheets]
18 PRONI OS/33/1/1-5 OS plan of Cookstown, 1895 [5 sheets]
19 PRONI OS/9/10/2/1-2 OS plan of Cookstown, index map, 1895 [2 sheets]
20 PRONI OS/9/10/3/1-5 OS plan of Cookstown, 1895 [5 sheets]
21 PRONI VAL/12E/171/2/1-3 Valuation plan of Cookstown, 1897-1910 [3 sheets]
22 PRONI VAL/12B/37/7A Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1901-07
23 PRONI VAL/12B/37/7B Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1909-15
24 PRONI OS/33/2/1-4 OS plan, 1909 & 1918 [4 sheets]
25 PRONI VAL/12B/37/7C Annual valuation revision book, Cookstown ED, 1916-29
26 PRONI VAL/3G/142/1 /1-4 Valuation plan of Cookstown, 1936-37 [4 sheets]
27 PRONI VAL/3C/7/8 First general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Cookstown Urban, 1936-57
28 PRONI VAL/3G/142/2/1-4 Valuation plan of Cookstown, 1937-51
29 PRONI VAL/4B/6/10 Second general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Cookstown Urban vol.1, 1956-72
30 PRONI VAL/4B/6/11 Second general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Cookstown Urban vol.2E, 1956-72

Secondary sources
1 Oram, R.W. and Rankin, P.J., Historic buildings…Dungannon & Cookstown (Belfast, UAHS, 1971)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

This small early nineteenth century house has been much altered internally and to the rear. Whilst it is of limited architectural value it is of historical interest and has group value with the two properties to the North.