19 Foggy Hill Road,

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Detached asymmetrical three-bay two-storey house, built c.1885, located to the west side of Foggy Hill Road. Rectangular-on-plan with single-storey gabled porch to east.

Roof is pitched natural slate with blue/black clay ridge tiles; rendered chimneys with concrete coping. Walls are roughcast with smooth chamfered quoins over smooth plinth. Windows are timber-framed 6/6 sliding sash at ground floor and 3/6 sliding sash at first floor; all have smooth architraves and stone sills.

Principal elevation faces east and is asymmetrical, consisting of an opening to each bay at each floor around central ruled-and-lined rendered gabled entrance porch containing timber-panelled door with oval light surmounted by transom light.

South gable is blank.

West elevation contains, at ground floor, replacement timber-sheeted door with transom light flanked by replacement timber casement window (original opening remodelled) at left and sash window at right. Three 6/6 windows at first floor (that to left blocked).

North gable is blank.

Set within farmyard with three-bay two-storey stable building to south; roof is pitched natural slate; walling is rubble with sandsotne quoins; timber framed openings; external stair at east provides access to first floor; abutted at south and west by single-storey lean-to extension and shed. Further corrugated farm buildings to south. Site accessed from road at east through pair of wrought-iron gates supported on square sandstone piers; bounded to all sides by hedging.

Roof Natural slate
Walling Roughcast
Windows Timber-framed 6/6 sliding sash; 3/6 at first floor
Rainwater goods Cast-iron half-round gutters and round downpipes

Historical information

Buildings on the site first appear on the third edition Ordnance Survey map of 1905.

The site is listed in the Annual Revisions fieldbook dating from 1864-79 as a ‘house offices and land’ occupied by Henry Hamilton and leased from James Roulston. The house is valued at 5s. In 1886 Joseph Roulston becomes the occupier and leases the property from Sir John C Stronge Bt. The valuation is thereafter amended to £3.10s, suggesting a new building on the site. After 1895 Robert Roulston becomes the owner in fee and subsequently leases the property to Hugh Greer.

In the First NI General Revaluation after 1933 William Dennison becomes the occupier (undated change). The property continues to be leased from Robert Roulston but the value is revised to £6. At this stage it comprises a kitchen, three rooms, pantry and four bedrooms. The valuer notes, “Dennison used to be a farm labourer to Robert Roulston. Rent excessively low.” Dimensions are given for a house and outbuilding of two storeys, both of rubble masonry and slated, and a further, smaller outbuilding, of rubble masonry and thatched.

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/6/23/3 – Third Edition OS Map (1905)
2. PRONI OS/6/6/23/4 – Fourth Edition OS Map (1951)
3. PRONI VAL/12/B/35/13A-F – Annual Revision Records (1860-1929)
4. PRONI VAL/3/D/7/1L/1 – First NI General Revaluation: Valuers’ RV Binder (1933-57)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Detached 2 -storey 3 bay asymmetrical house, built c.1885, set within farmyard. Alterations in 20th century include introduction of cement render. Although of some interest as an example of formal vernacular, it is in poor condition and 20th century alterations detract from its character. It is deemed not worthy of listing.