Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Telephone kiosk at
Magheramurphy, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Telephone Kiosk
- Date of construction
- 1940 - 1959
- Address
- Telephone kiosk at, The Harbour, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4AU
- Townland
- Magheramurphy
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.05861, -5.99148
- Date of survey
- 31 August 1998
- HB reference
- HB16/03/040
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesNational Library of Scotland
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1922 "Ireland - northern section." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A simple concrete telephone kiosk at the east end of the outer south quay (opposite the repair slipway), against the north face of the quay wall.
Measures 1.5m square in plan, and 2.4m high. Flat concrete roof and rendered cement walls. Door to west face and small square windows to north and east faces. Neither door nor windows survive. South wall blank. Over the north and west openings in raised capitals is the word ‘Telephone’.
Historical information
Shown on 1949 OS map, and probably of post-war date. Although installed as a public phone, it was mainly used by fish buyers at the quayside fish auctions. Long since disused.
Primary sources:
1. Mr F.M. Chambers, Kilkeel Harbour.
2. PRONI – OS 10/3/56/13/2.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Of interest on account of its scarcity value rather than architectural or historical merit.
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- 2 Coastguard TerraceHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.