2-9 The Entry

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Multi-bay single- and two-storey outbuildings, built c.1840, located to the west side of Main Street, Castlederg. A series of three rectangular-on-plan buildings aligned east-west forming the south boundary of an enclosed courtyard.

Roof is pitched natural slated, blue/black clay ridge tiles; u-profile cast-iron rainwater goods supported corbelled eaves course. Walls are roughcast rendered random rubble; windows are 3/3 vertically divided timber sliding-sashes with projecting masonry cills unless otherwise stated. Doors are vertically sheeted timber unless otherwise stated.

The eastern two-storey block containing No.2-4 faces north and is three bays wide. Left bay (No.2) contains door at centre flanked by fixed eight-pane window at right and left; three equally spaced four-pane metal casements at first floor. Central bay (No.3) contains door at centre flanked by window at right, both surmounted by window at first floor; at left; 1/1 timber sliding sash at ground floor is surmounted by small round-arched-headed niche containing carved white-washed head statue. Right bay (No.4) contains door at left with eight-pane fixed metal casement at right; at first floor, vertically sheeted timber loft door at left, single window at right.

Left gable is abutted by HB10/02/017B.

Rear not surveyed.

Right gable is abutted by single-storey block containing No.5-8.

Single-storey block containing No.5-8 faces north and is four bays wide and is set back from previous building line. Detailed as previous block; left bay (No.5) contains central folding door with six-pane metal casements at each side. The two central bays No.6-7) contain single door; left bay (No.8) at right each contains door at left, six-pane metal casement at right. Right gable is abutted by smaller single storey block (set back from previous building line); detailed as previous block and containing single door at left. Right gable is blank.

Set within an enclosed courtyard with further similarly detailed outbuildings at south, west and north. The north-south aligned block located at the west boundary of the site, along with a section of the east-west aligned block at south were built c.1820, at the same time as the adjacent house at north (HB10/02/017C); the adjoining building at east of the entry (HB10/02/017B) is similarly constructed and built c.1870.

Roof Hipped natural slate
Walling Roughcast rendered random rubble
Windows 3/3 timber sliding-sashes with projecting masonry cills
RWG Cast-iron u-profile

Historical information

These buildings form part of the outbuildings of a house and shop which was formerly a hotel (HB10/02/017A).

The outbuildings can be identified on the Townland Valuation Town Plan of c.1834, at which stage there are two dwellings also marked on the plot, numbered 49 and 50. The yard contains outbuildings to the west and south of the plot which have survived to the present day. The buildings are not valued, listed or occupied separately from the main houses.

By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64) the two main houses are shown as one. The outbuildings have been extended forward along the southern boundary of the plot, these are the buildings now known as 2-9 The Entry. Revision records do not show any further changes to these outbuildings.

The north-south aligned block located at the west boundary of the site, along with a section of the east-west aligned block at south were built c.1820, at the same time as the adjacent house (which was, at the time, two separate dwellings). 2-9 The Entry was constructed c.1840 after the construction of the main house (HB10/02/017A). The adjoining building at east of the entry (HB10/02/017B) is similarly constructed and built c.1870.

References

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/6/16/1 – First Edition OS Map (1833)
2. PRONI OS/6/6/16/2 – Second Edition OS Map (1855)
3. PRONI OS/6/6/16/3 – Third Edition OS Map (1905)
4. PRONI OS/8/72/1 – Ordnance Survey Town Plan 1905
5. PRONI VAL/1A/6/16 – Townland Valuation Map
6. PRONI VAL/1/D/6/3 – Townland Valuation Town Plan (c.1834)
7. PRONI VAL/1B/626A – Townland Valuation Records (1828-1840)
8. PRONI VAL/2/D/6/5 – Griffith’s Valuation Town Plan (c.1859)
9. PRONI Griffith’s Valuation, printed copy – Union of Castlederg
10. PRONI VAL/12/E/166/1 – Annual Revision Records Town Plan (1904-9)
11. PRONI VAL/12/B/35/6A-F – Annual Revision Records (1860-1929)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
I. Quality and survival of Interior
J. Setting
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

An attractive and well detailed series of multi-bay single- and two-storey outbuildings, built c.1840, located to the west side of Main Street, Castlederg. An urban vernacular group of great integrity with original style, proportions and material; remaining largely intact. The outbuildings are part of an important group within Castlederg town centre; with adjacent outbuildings including No.17, built c.1870 (HB10/02/017B) and the main house (HB10/02/017C) built c. 1820. together they form an important group in architectural terms.

General comments

This record has been renumbered as part of a group and was previously HB10/02/017.