Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
West Lodge and West Cottage
Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- D1 Record Only
- Type
- House
- Address
- West Lodge and West Cottage, Church Road, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh, BT35 7AQ
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.19503, -6.40028
- Date of survey
- 02 December 2014
- HB reference
- HB16/22/025
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
These buildings were surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the buildings are not worthy of a full survey.
A pair of near symmetrical one-and-a-half storey three bay lodges in random-coursed rock-faced Newry Granodiorite stone walling with red brick dressings, central doors have square-headed fanlights. Lodges flank original wrought iron entrance gates hung on square section stone pillars. Lodge to W surviving in more original condition with, natural slate roof, exposed moulded timber rafters to eaves, central chimney with two pots, original double hung sliding sash windows throughout with horizontal glazing bars. Lodge to E has single storey rear return to NW and a stone built flat roofed extension to E. Fibre cement roof with half dormer, uPVC top opening casement windows throughout and uPVC RWGs. Stone garden boundary walling.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
These buildings were surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the buildings are not worthy of a full survey.
A pair of near symmetrical one-and-a-half storey three bay lodges in random-coursed rock-faced Newry Granodiorite stone walling with red brick dressings, central doors have square-headed fanlights. Lodges flank original wrought iron entrance gates hung on square section stone pillars. Lodge to W surviving in more original condition with, natural slate roof, exposed moulded timber rafters to eaves, central chimney with two pots, original double hung sliding sash windows throughout with horizontal glazing bars. Lodge to E has single storey rear return to NW and a stone built flat roofed extension to E. Fibre cement roof with half dormer, uPVC top opening casement windows throughout and uPVC RWGs. Stone garden boundary walling.
General comments
These buildings were surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the buildings are not worthy of a full survey.
A pair of near symmetrical one-and-a-half storey three bay lodges in random-coursed rock-faced Newry Granodiorite stone walling with red brick dressings, central doors have square-headed fanlights. Lodges flank original wrought iron entrance gates hung on square section stone pillars. Lodge to W surviving in more original condition with, natural slate roof, exposed moulded timber rafters to eaves, central chimney with two pots, original double hung sliding sash windows throughout with horizontal glazing bars. Lodge to E has single storey rear return to NW and a stone built flat roofed extension to E. Fibre cement roof with half dormer, uPVC top opening casement windows throughout and uPVC RWGs. Stone garden boundary walling.
Nearby in the register
- Abbey ViewHouseunder 1 mi
- Church of SS Peter and PaulChurchunder 1 mi
- RUC StationNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- CHRIST CHURCHCHURCHunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.