Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
The White Water Gates
Ballyrogan or Mourne Park, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B1
- Grade
- B1
- Type
- Gates/ Screens/ Lodges
- Date of listing
- 14 August 1981
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- The White Water Gates, Mourne Park, Adj. to 276 Newry Road, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4SD
- Townland
- Ballyrogan or Mourne Park
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.07146, -6.06268
- Date of survey
- 30 June 1998
- HB reference
- HB16/05/007 A
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Set of neo-classical gates and two screens immediately left of gate lodge (HB16/05/007B) forming a principle entrance to Mourne Park demesne from Newry Road.
The pair of gates at centre are of wrought iron with cast iron detailing. Each has dog bars, with decorative quatrefoil frieze; alternate dog bars rise between the quatrefoils to form the upper portion of the gate and each is terminated in a cast iron spear head. The top rail of gate sweeps up to meet each pier. Between each of these is a foliated spike finial hanging from which is a cast iron foliated pendant (hanging from top rail). The meeting rail of both gates is terminated in a decorative wrought iron scroll.
Each gate pier has a moulded ashlar plinth with six ashlar courses over and is terminated by a full entablature including a tall fluted frieze with overhanging moulded cornice.
Abutting to each side is a metal wrought-iron screen, detailed as gates (but without swept tops), and each containing a pedestrian gate at centre flanked by fixed railings. These are supported to each outer end by piers as before.
Beyond to right is a convex sweep of rubble granite walling with a dressed coping. It terminates against a square ashlar pier with a plain pyramid cap from which the main boundary wall continues (HB16/05/066). To left side of screen, an identical pier is met by a lower, later rubble wall.
Gates are now permanently blocked.
Historical information
No gates are shown here on the 1834 map, but screen is depicted on the 1859 edition map. This indicates a mid 19th century construction date.
Primary sources:
1. PRONI – OS 6/3/55/1 (1834 map) (Down sheet 55).
2. PRONI- OS 6/3/55/2 (1859 map) (Down sheet 55).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
J. Setting
K. Group value
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
A beautifully detailed and proportioned screen, and gates,. associated with the nearby lodge and forming a main entrance to the demesne.
Nearby in the register
- White Water LodgeGates/ Screens/ Lodgesunder 1 mi
- White Water Bridge, Between 221 & 245 Newry Road, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down BT34 4SDBridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- WoodsideDemolishedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.