Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Exhibition hut
Carrigenagh Upper, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- Gallery/ Museum
- Date of listing
- 15 March 1996
- Date of construction
- 1920 - 1939
- Address
- Exhibition hut, Silent Valley Reservoir, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4PU
- Townland
- Carrigenagh Upper
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.12615, -6.00031
- Date of survey
- 31 July 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/02/020
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 1891 "Ireland 16" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Single-storey building set on terrace overlooking Kilkeel River.
Single storey lean-to on right gable and another at right corner of rear elevation. Gabled roof of main section sheeted with corrugated metal, painted green. Roof continues to form a veranda on façade (west facing). Finialed gable ends but no chimneys, Metal rainwater goods. All walls have: wooden frames clad in corrugated metal, painted white.
Main entrance has central porch under veranda, with small window to each cheek and entrance door. Window to right of door probably not original and a picture window has been inserted at left of door. One original triple 2/1 casement window remains to right side of façade
Left gable has two pairs of 2/1 casement. At rear right is a lean-to containing a door and window. Right gable has abutting lean-to with glazed opening along its length, and single 2/1 casement window on cheek to main façade.
Historical information
Built by the Belfast City & District Water Commissioners in conjunction with construction of Silent Valley reservoir. Erected as the Chief Engineer’s bungalow. A 1926 map does not show it, implying that it is of later date. However, it would have been built before the completion of the dam in 1932. In 1954, interior modified for reuse as a tearoom.
Primary sources:
1. Original map and drawing in DOE Water Service, Westland House, Old Westland Rd, Belfast (cat. no. 2D37, 2D38, 2D39, 2D40).
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
Z. Rarity
X. Local Interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
Evaluation
Of similar style to another corrugated metal house nearby (HB16/02/019).Corrugated metal buildings of this date are now scarce. Moreover, it is of some historical value in its association with the construction of the Silent Valley reservoir. Its proximity to other water-related structures gives it group value.
Nearby in the register
- Fountainunder 1 mi
- LodgesHouseunder 1 mi
- Lime dosing plantWater Works Structuresunder 1 mi
- Screening chamber (1933)Water Works Structuresunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.