Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Tirsah
Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- D1 Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Address
- Tirsah, Church Road, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh, BT35 7AQ
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.19544, -6.39735
- Date of survey
- 02 December 2014
- HB reference
- HB16/22/026
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. Since then the building has been demolished and rebuilt as a shop and café known as the Beehive Enterprise Centre. This partial record was made during the Second Survey.
Small open public garden known as the 'SHELTER and TIRSAH' remains (see datestone). Entrance to S has smooth render dwarf walling, with half-round stone coping, topped by painted hooped metal railings; capstones to square section entrance pillars display 'TIRSAH'. Decorative cast iron pillars support timber pergolas above paved walkway at N, W and E sides, central area is set to lawn. Datestone to N wall records erected in 1911 for the people of Bessbrook in memory of Helena and Jane Marion Richardson by James N. Richardson. Now owned by Bessbrook Development Company.
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. Since then the building has been demolished and rebuilt as a shop and café known as the Beehive Enterprise Centre. This partial record was made during the Second Survey.
Small open public garden known as the 'SHELTER and TIRSAH' remains (see datestone). Entrance to S has smooth render dwarf walling, with half-round stone coping, topped by painted hooped metal railings; capstones to square section entrance pillars display 'TIRSAH'. Decorative cast iron pillars support timber pergolas above paved walkway at N, W and E sides, central area is set to lawn. Datestone to N wall records erected in 1911 for the people of Bessbrook in memory of Helena and Jane Marion Richardson by James N. Richardson. Now owned by Bessbrook Development Company.
General comments
This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. Since then the building has been demolished and rebuilt as a shop and café known as the Beehive Enterprise Centre. This partial record was made during the Second Survey.
Small open public garden known as the 'SHELTER and TIRSAH' remains (see datestone). Entrance to S has smooth render dwarf walling, with half-round stone coping, topped by painted hooped metal railings; capstones to square section entrance pillars display 'TIRSAH'. Decorative cast iron pillars support timber pergolas above paved walkway at N, W and E sides, central area is set to lawn. Datestone to N wall records erected in 1911 for the people of Bessbrook in memory of Helena and Jane Marion Richardson by James N. Richardson. Now owned by Bessbrook Development Company.
Nearby in the register
- THE GARAGE,HOUSEunder 1 mi
- Griffith's ShopShopunder 1 mi
- 1 LAKEVIEWHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 2 LAKEVIEWHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.