44 Main Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Attached four-bay two-storey end-terrace, built c.1830, located to the south side of Main Street, Carrickmore. Rectangular-on-plan facing north-east; single-storey extension with pitched roof and two-storey return with flat roof at rear; carriage-arch accessing rear at ground floor of west bay.

Roof is artificial slate, blue/black clay ridge tiles; three red brick corbelled chimneystacks; timber bargeboards, corbelled eaves supporting original u-profile cast-iron rainwater goods. Walls are roughcast rendered with stepped plastered quoins and projecting plinth; windows are square-headed (now boarded) with moulded architraves and projecting masonry cills.

Principal elevation faces north-east; two bays at left contain a window at each bay at each floor centred on an original four panelled entrance door with stained glass transom light. Two bays at right contain square-headed carriage-arch at left, window at right; two windows at first floor.

Left (south-east) gable contains two windows at ground floor, single window at left at first floor.

Rear elevation (south-west) is abutted at left by single-storey extension with pitched roof; abutted at right by two-storey extension with flat roof.

Exposed section at ground floor contains single replacement timber window; first floor contains two replacement timber casements at first floor right, single 1/1 timber sliding sash over carriage-arch at left.

Right (north-west) gable is abutted by slightly lower two-storey terrace (HB11/19/019B).

Single-storey extension with pitched roof is ruled-and-lined rendered; south gable contains two timber casement windows (right diminished); left and right cheeks are blank.

Two-storey return with flat roof is smooth rendered and painted; south elevation contains timber casement window at each floor; left cheek is blank; right cheek contains original timber sheeted and glazed entrance door at left at ground floor.

Setting:-
The house is located on the street front of Carrickmore with a series of detached outbuildings of no interest located at the south and aligned parallel with the main house, rear accessed through carriage arch to ground floor of west bay via wrought-iron entrance gate.

Roof: Artificial slate
Walling Render
Windows: Timber
RWG: Cast-iron

Historical information

The current building is shown on the site from the first edition OS map of 1833.

The Townland Valuation (1828-40) describes it as a Police Barrack and values it at £3.10s. In Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64) it is a Police Barrack, yard and garden occupied by the constabulary, leased from Sir John Stewart Bt and valued at £5.15s. The property remains a police barracks until 1882 when it is divided into two houses which are separately leased at £2.5s and there are various changes of occupier. In 1919 the building is taken over by Carrickmore Co-operative Society Ltd and is again amalgamated into one building valued at £9.

In 1934 valuers’ notes suggest that there has been a recent renovation, “This is a splendid little house in first class, or in fact, new condition. Bedrooms are small but serviceable. All modern conveniences including electric light. Good situation at the end of the village…A few years ago being used as a business premises.”

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/6/36/1 – First Edition OS Map (1833)
2. PRONI OS/6/6/36/2 – Second Edition OS Map (1853)
3. PRONI OS/6/6/36/3 – Third Edition OS Map (1906)
4. PRONI OS/6/6/36/4 – Fourth Edition OS Map (1935)
5. PRONI VAL/1/D/6/3 – Townland Valuation Town Plan
6. PRONI VAL/1/B/632 – Townland Valuation (1828-40)
7. PRONI VAL/2/D/6/15 – Griffith’s Valuation Town Plan
8. PRONI VAL/2/B/6/34C – Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64)
9. PRONI VAL/12/B/41/7A-F – Annual Revision Records (1860-1929)
10. PRONI VAL/12/E/183/1 – Annual Revisions Town Plan
11. PRONI VAL/3/D/7/8E/2 – Valuers RV Binder (1933-57)
12. PRONI VAL/4/A/7/91 – Valuation plan of Carrickmore

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Attached four-bay two-storey end-terrace, built c.1830. The house, along with adjoining houses (HB11/19/019B-D), is of note in the village of Carrickmore. However, while of local interest, it is not among the best examples of the type and has been compromised by various alterations and additions