Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Lock and Lock Keepers House
Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- D1 Record Only
- Type
- Canal Structure
- Address
- Lock and Lock Keepers House, (On Former Newry Canal), Carnmeen TL, Newry, Co. Down, BT35 1QE
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.21570, -6.35410
- Date of survey
- 17 February 2015
- HB reference
- HB16/21/010
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 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Forsythe's Lock and lock keepers house on Newry canal. Lock chamber approx 60ft long and of coursed squared granite blocks. One-and-a-half-story three bay lock keepers house in random-coursed granite with red brick dressings, now derelict.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Forsythe's Lock and lock keepers house on Newry canal. Lock chamber approx 60ft long and of coursed squared granite blocks. One-and-a-half-story three bay lock keepers house in random-coursed granite with red brick dressings, now derelict.
General comments
This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Forsythe's Lock and lock keepers house on Newry canal. Lock chamber approx 60ft long and of coursed squared granite blocks. One-and-a-half-story three bay lock keepers house in random-coursed granite with red brick dressings, now derelict.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge beside lock of former Newry Canal,Bridgeunder 1 mi
- STEENSON'S BRIDGEBRIDGEunder 1 mi
- 11 Kilmonaghan Road Goragh Newry Co.Down BT35 6QFHouseunder 1 mi
- Bridge leading to 11 Kilmonaghan Road Goragh Newry Co. Down BT35 6QFBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.