Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Lock 5 and Former Lock House
Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- D1 Record Only
- Type
- Canal Structure
- Address
- Lock 5 and Former Lock House, Carnbane Newry Canal, Newry, Co. Down, BT35 6QB
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.20204, -6.35388
- Date of survey
- 17 February 2015
- HB reference
- HB16/21/074
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (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.
Lock and lock keepers house on Newry canal. Lock chamber approx 60ft long and of coursed squared granite blocks with rubble stone abutments. Modern concrete footbridge with galvanized metal railings spans lock. Associated one-and-a-half-story three bay lock keepers house flanked by single storey outbuildings all now derelict. Also see HB16/21/070 for lock house.
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.
Lock and lock keepers house on Newry canal. Lock chamber approx 60ft long and of coursed squared granite blocks with rubble stone abutments. Modern concrete footbridge with galvanized metal railings spans lock. Associated one-and-a-half-story three bay lock keepers house flanked by single storey outbuildings all now derelict. Also see HB16/21/070 for lock house.
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.
Lock and lock keepers house on Newry canal. Lock chamber approx 60ft long and of coursed squared granite blocks with rubble stone abutments. Modern concrete footbridge with galvanized metal railings spans lock. Associated one-and-a-half-story three bay lock keepers house flanked by single storey outbuildings all now derelict. Also see HB16/21/070 for lock house.
Nearby in the register
- 19 Tandragee RoadDemolishedunder 1 mi
- Cottage 5Houseunder 1 mi
- RockviewHouseunder 1 mi
- Lock no.4Canal Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.