Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
69 Head Rd
Ballinran, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- House
- Date of listing
- 15 March 1996
- Date of construction
- 1920 - 1939
- Address
- 69 Head Rd, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4HX
- Townland
- Ballinran
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.11629, -5.99923
- Date of survey
- 23 July 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/02/027
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
A single-storey/ three-bay corrugated metal dwelling.
Pitch gabled roof sheeted with corrugated metal (pained black) and slightly oversailing gables with finialed bargeboards. Cement rendered chimney on each side of middle bay. No rain water goods. Walls are timber framed and are also sheeted in corrugated metal (painted green). Façade has a modern top glazed door at right end of central bay. Each bay has a single window, all 3/3 vertically divided casements (top window opens inwards) and with timber cills and surrounds.
Left and right gables plain.
Rear elevation has cement rendered lean-to extension against central and left bays; right bay plain. Rear extension has metal framed casement window to left gable and a similar window and one door (t&g boards) to rear elevation; right gable plain.
Historical information
Believed to be part of the Watertown complex, which developed from 1922 onwards to house the builders of the Silent Valley reservoir (opened 1933). It is uncertain whether the building is in its original position.
Source:
1. J. Loudan, 'In search of Water', (Belfast 1940) pp.105-6.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
Z. Rarity
Evaluation
It is unusual to find buildings of this type and age still in their original condition. The rear extension does not adversely affect its character. It also has an interesting historical link with the Silent Valley.
Nearby in the register
- Colligan BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Main Entrance to Silent Valley Mourne SchemeGates/ Screens/ Lodgesunder 1 mi
- Water Superintendent’s houseHouseunder 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.