Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
6 Great George's Street
Ringmackilroy, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House - Terrace
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 6 Great George's Street, Warrenpoint, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3NF
- Townland
- Ringmackilroy
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.09872, -6.25310
- Date of survey
- 11 October 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/11/034 C
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 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Two and a half storey/ two bay house, set third from left at SW end of a terrace at NW side of Great George’s Street.
Pitched natural slate roof with advanced eaves course supporting half round plastic gutters. Red brick corbelled chimney on party wall with HB16/11/034B. Two wall-head dormers to front pitch, their roofs are detailed as main house with plain timber bargeboards. Each dormer has a segmental headed 1/1 sash window (with horns).
Principal elevation faces SE to street. Walls are smooth rendered and painted with smooth rendered and unpainted chamfered basecourse. A narrow raised stucco band runs up the left-hand side, across the top at dormer cill level, and down the right-hand side.
Entrance is set to ground floor right in a semicircular headed opening with lugged smooth rendered architrave. Door is modern stained timber four panelled (raised and fielded) with plain fanlight over (no glazing bars). To left bay is a 1/1 sliding sash window with horns, painted cill and architrave as door. All windows are as this unless otherwise stated. First floor has a window to each bay - that to right (over entrance) is slightly narrower.
Small area to front is raised and paved.
Left gable is completely abutted by adjoining building (HB16/11/034B).
Rear elevation was not inspected.
Right gable is completely abutted by adjoining building (HB16/11/034D).
Historical information
Not on the 1834 town map. Shown on the 1861 map and described in the 1863 Valuation Book as measuring 7.5yds x 8.75yds x 2 2/3 storeys high, with a 1.5 storey return. Undoubtedly the same building as that standing today.
Primary Sources:
1. OS town map, 1861 (PRONI, OS/8/27/1/7).
2. Second Valuation book, 1863 (PRONI, VAL/2B/3/65B, p.56).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Although little changed, this house stands in a much altered terrace which detracts from overall character and appearance.
Nearby in the register
- 8 Great George's StreetHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 4 Great George's StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 2 Great George's StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 10 Great George's StreetHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.