Terrace

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A much-altered pair of two-storey/ three-bay houses (with central carriage arch), aligned E-W along S-side of Main Street.

Pitched artificial slate roof with two red brick chimneys to each gable and taller cement rendered chimney between bays 3 and 4 of left house. Modern skylights to front pitch of right house. Moulded plastic rainwater goods.

Principal elevation faces N. Walls are pebble-dashed to left and cement dashed to right over a smooth rendered basecourse and stepped quoins. Left house is four bay (including carriage arch). From left Bays 1 and 3 have a boarded-up window opening with moulded architrave and painted stone cill. Bay 2 contains the entrance door set within a semi-elliptical opening with voussoirs. Door is modern glazed timber with sidelights and spoke-headed transom over; tiled threshold. Bay 4 contains the carriage arch set within a similar but wider opening, and containing a pair of t+g sheeted doors. Aligned above to first floor are four uPVC casement windows, diminished in height and set within a similar architraves.

Right dwelling is three bay and is sub-divided into flats. To centre is a segmental-headed opening with keyblock containing a recessed uPVC door with sidelights; transom infilled. To left and right is a uPVC casement window with concrete cill. Aligned above to first floor are three similar windows but diminished height.

Left gable has a window set to the left of each floor – all modern uPVC casements. Ground floor is abutted by a similarly detailed return.

Rear elevation could not be seen.

Right gable is abutted by adjoining building (of no interest).

Historical information

Although buildings are shown at this location on the 1834 Valuation map, they are probably not the same as the existing buildings. The latter are cited in the 1860 Valuation book as follows: Rev Hugh Ward, house 33ft x 24ft x 2 storeys, and James Fitzgerald, house 42ft x 24ft x 2 storeys + arch 9ft x 24ft x 1 storey.

Primary sources:
1. First Valuation town map, c.1836 (PRONI VAL 1D/4/4).
2. First Valuation book, 1836 (PRONI VAL 1B/411A).
3. Second Valuation book, Galloon Parish, Clones Union, 1860 (PRONI VAL 2B/4/7F, p.4).
4. Second Valuation town map, c.1860 (PRONI VAL 2D/4/8, plots 13 + 14).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A much-altered pair of houses. The inappropriate alterations and replacements combine to detract from the overall character and appearance of the village; now of little architectural interest.