Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Welcome Inn
Shean, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Public House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- Welcome Inn, 35 Main Street, Forkhill, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35 9EQ
- Townland
- Shean
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.08203, -6.45108
- Date of survey
- 24 July 2000
- HB reference
- HB16/15/009
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
A much altered prominently sited two-storey public house with modern single-storey extension to left gable. It is aligned N-S along the W side of Main Street, immediately ahead of the Forkhill Bridge.
Roof is pitched artificial slate with a modern brick chimney to each gable and to right of centre. Overhanging eaves with modern carved timber bargeboards supporting ogee aluminium rainwater goods. Walls are smooth rendered and painted with contrasting base course and stepped stucco quoins. All windows are modern top-hung timber casements with concrete cills and painted reveals (unless otherwise stated).
Principal elevation faces E. To left of centre is a projecting entrance porch with pitched artificial slate roof and bargeboards; its front face contains a modern panelled mahogany door with narrow transom over. Left and right cheek each contain a slender fixed-pane timber window. To left of porch are two large 2x2 casements (bottom panes have obscured glass). To right of porch are three equally spaced 1/1 windows. Aligned above to first floor are similar windows, diminished in height. Between ground and first floor windows are two timber fascia boards with painted lettering. Above porch is a circular plastic advertising sign.
Left gable is abutted by lower extension HB16/15/008 but now of no interest. The exposed section is lined and rendered and is blank.
Rear elevation is almost completely abutted by a modern two-storey return with flat roof (of no interest). The exposed upper left section is pebble-dashed with smooth rendered quoins with no openings.
Right gable is abutted by the single-storey addition (of no interest). The exposed section has a window to first floor left.
Historical information
A building is shown at this location on the 1835 OS map and subsequent editions. However, its evolutionary development could not be ascertained from the Valuation books as its plot number on the Valuation map could not be determined.
Primary sources:
1. OS 6” map, 1st edition, Co Armagh sheet 31 (PRONI OS 6/2/31/1).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A much altered prominently sited two-storey public house in the village. It retains no features of special architectural or historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- 35 Main StreetDemolishedunder 1 mi
- 27-31 Main StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 14 Main StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Forkhill RiverBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.