Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Main Entrance to Silent Valley Mourne Scheme
Carrigenagh Upper, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B+
- Grade
- B+
- Type
- Gates/ Screens/ Lodges
- Date of listing
- 15 March 1996
- Date of construction
- 1900 - 1919
- Address
- Main Entrance to Silent Valley Mourne Scheme, Head Road, Annalong, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4PU
- Townland
- Carrigenagh Upper
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.11677, -5.99782
- Date of survey
- 24 July 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/02/016
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Decorative cast iron carriage gates on cast-iron square piers, with a pedestrian gate similarly hung on either side. The gates stand just under 2m high and have spearheaded with vegetal decoration and cast iron fretwork at bottom. The gate piers are vermiculated ashlar granite and have projecting domed panels on each face, and pyramidal caps above. Gates flanked on both sides by squared rock-faced ashlar granite walls with terminal stone piers. These walls stand c.1.7 m high with oversailing granite coping stones.
Following a recent accident the second pillar from left was shattered and the left vehicle gate was removed for safekeeping. It is believed that Water Service intend have the pillar recast, but it is currently missing.
Historical information
Erected as entrance to the Silent Valley, developed by the Belfast City & District Water Commissioners. Probably erected at the same time as the Water Superintendent’s house which dates from 1905 (HB16/02/017). Gate piers just visible in a W.A. Green photograph.
Primary Source:
1. W.A. Green photograph, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum (cat.no. WAG 585).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
H-. Alterations detracting from building
J. Setting
K. Group value
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
V. Authorship
Evaluation
Decorative cast iron carriage gates on cast-iron square piers, with a pedestrian gate similarly hung on either side. The gates stand just under 2m high and have spearheaded with vegetal decoration and cast iron fretwork at bottom. The gate piers are vermiculated ashlar granite and have projecting domed panels on each face, and pyramidal caps above. Gates flanked on both sides by squared rock-faced ashlar granite walls with terminal stone piers Nearby is the Water Superintendent’s house (HB 16/02/017), also in granite ashlar.These gates, piers and screen form an attractive and substantial entrance to the Silent Valley.
Nearby in the register
- Water Superintendent’s houseHouseunder 1 mi
- Colligan BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- 69 Head RdHouseunder 1 mi
- Fountain situated in Silent Valley, Annalong, Newry, Co DownFountainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.