15 Lisadoo Road, Clady, Strabane BT82 9RQ

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Detached two-bay direct entry single-storey rendered and thatched vernacular house, built c.1800. Rectangular on plan, facing east, located on the west side of Lisdoo Road, with a single-storey attic extension to the north and a rubble byre to the south. Now vacant, the house fronts onto the rear garden of a replacement dwelling, built c.2005.

Pitched thatch roof with cement skews to each gable and two rendered chimneystacks. Pitched natural slate roof to south byre with black clay ridge tiles, pitched corrugated asbestos roof to north extension with a rendered chimney to the north gable and terracotta ridges tiles. Metal rainwater goods to north and south accretions. Painted ruled-and-lined rendered walling to house and north extension, lime-washed rubblestone walling to south byre. Square-headed window openings (enlarged), concrete sills and hardwood casement windows.
Two-bay single-storey front east elevation with square-headed door opening to the right and further window opening to the extension on the right. Door opening has replacement hardwood panelled door.

South gable is abutted by rubble byre.

West rear elevation has two window openings and a door opening to the left. The window opening to the right has an irregular shape.

North gable is abutted by extension which is further abutted by a rubble outbuilding having corrugated iron roof.
The rear of the house opens into a concrete paved yard enclosed on all three sides by single-storey outbuildings, built c.1920, with pitched corrugated asbestos and iron roofs, painted concrete block walling and square-headed openings with sheeted timber doors and window shutters.

Roof Thatch
Walling Cement render
Windows Replacement hardwood casement
Rainwater goods Metal

Historical information

A building is present on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1832-3 and this appears to have survived to the present day. An outbuilding is shown to the west on the second edition (1855) and further and larger outbuildings appear in successive editions.

The building is not listed in the Townland Valuation, most likely because its valuation was not sufficiently high to qualify it for inclusion. In Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64) Michael Skay leases the property from the Rev. Peter B Maxwell. It is valued at £2.10s. The property passes to John Doherty in 1868 and by 1902, Catherine and John Doherty are the joint occupiers. In 1909 they become the owners in fee under land purchase legislation of the early twentieth century.

By 1934 the occupier is Dan McAuley and the building valuation is raised to £2.15s and £1 for outbuildings. The house comprises a kitchen, b[edroom?], reception, two small bedrooms and a p[orch?]. The main house is of rubble masonry and thatch with an addition of rubble masonry and corrugated iron.

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/6/9/1 – First Edition OS Map (1832-3)
2. PRONI OS/6/6/9/2 – Second Edition OS Map (1855)
3. PRONI OS/6/6/9/3 – Third Edition OS Map (1905)
4. PRONI OS/6/6/9/4 – Fourth Edition OS Map (1951)
5. PRONI VAL/1/A/6/9 – Townland Valuation Map
6. PRONI VAL/1/B/642 – Townland Valuation (1828-40)
7. PRONI VAL/2/A/6/9 – Griffiths’ Valuation Map
8. PRONI VAL/2/B/6/44 – Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64)
10. PRONI VAL/12/B/42/20A-G – Annual Revision Records (1860-1924)
11. PRONI VAL/3/D/7/10T/2– First NI General Revaluation: Valuers’ RV Binder (1933-57)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Two-bay, originally direct entry thatched house on the west side of Lisdoo Road. The modest proportions and intact roof structure make this a noteworthy vernacular structure, however, the enlarged window openings and now the recent replacement dwelling, detract from the external appearance and setting of the house. The setting has also been compromised by the erection of a replacement dwelling very close to this house, between it and the road.

General comments

Planning permission was granted for a replacement dwelling with a condition that this house was demolished.