Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
28 Edenmore Road
Aughnagon, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- 28 Edenmore Road, Mayobridge, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2JH
- Townland
- Aughnagon
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.16837, -6.25385
- Date of survey
- 08 September 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/10/003
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
One and a half storey / two bay vernacular house up a lane on the E side of Edenmore Road.
Pitched natural slate roof with slightly advanced eaves course and no rain water goods. Walls are rendered random rubble stone.
Front elevation faces W. Main entrance is contained within a shallow windbreak on right side of left bay. It has a lean-to natural slate roof and its walls are as main block. T+g sheeted door. To left of porch is a 6/3 exposed box sliding sash window with roughly dressed stone cill. The right bay has a similar central window (boarded up) that is set slightly lower.
North gable is partially abutted by the remains of a derelict outbuilding and is blank.
Rear elevation is blank.
South gable has a small window to upper floor.
Historical information
A building is shown on the 1834 OS 6” map. However, it does not appear in the first Valuation (c.1835), indicating that its valuation was less than £5. It is probably the same building as currently exists.
Primary Sources:
1. PRONI OS map 1st edition (1834), Co Down sheet 51.
2. PRONI 1st Valuation map (c.1835), VAL 1A/3/51.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This small vernacular house retains most of its original external features. Its interior has been stripped of most of its timberwork including a loft floor over left bay.
Nearby in the register
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Mill1 mi
- St Patricks RC ChurchChurch1 mi
- Derryleckagh MillsHouse1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.