Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
22 Seaview
Ringmackilroy, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 22 Seaview, Warrenpoint, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3NJ
- Townland
- Ringmackilroy
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.09975, -6.24710
- Date of survey
- 01 November 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/12/018 B
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
Right one of a pair of three storey/ two bay houses on N side of road and facing the sea.
Pitched natural slate roof with tiled verge and a shared chimney between the two houses. Plastic gutters on advanced eaves course and metal downpipe at left.
Front wall is rendered and painted. Right bay is narrower than the left one and contains the main entrance. Modern door and sidelights all glazed, are set within a semi-elliptical headed doorway with run-moulded architrave and infilled head. On left bay are two 1/1 uPVC windows with eared stucco architrave and painted cill. There are three similar windows to each upper floor, all in line with ground floor openings. First floor ones have a continuous cill course and run-moulded architrave, with bracketed entablatures. Those to second floor are diminished in height and have architraves only.
Left gable is party wall with 21 Seaview (HB16/12/018A).
Rear elevation was not inspected.
Right gable is blank.
Front garden has a modern timber fence to street.
Historical information
One of a pair of houses (along with HB16/12/018B) which are first shown on the 1859 OS 6” map (but not on the 1834 edition), indicating a mid 19th C erection date. Known as ‘Wyndham Terrace’, it is described in the 1861 Valuation book as measuring 12yds x 11.5yds x 3 storeys.
Primary sources
1. OS 6” map, 1859 (PRONI: OS 6/3/54/2).
2. Second Valuation book, 1861 (PRONI: VAL 2B/3/65B, p.65-66).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
One of a pair of three storey houses on Seaview. Although they retain their attractive stucco architraves, their windows and doors are replaced and their over-all character degraded.
Nearby in the register
- 21 SeaviewHouseunder 1 mi
- 23 SeaviewHouseunder 1 mi
- 24 SeaviewHouseunder 1 mi
- 20 SeaviewHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.