House 160m south of jumction with Upper Damolly Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

One and a half storey/ three bay house, with outbuilding and covered well to rear, set back on east side of road.

Pitched natural slate roof with brick coped verges; most slates now missing from rear. There is a single red brick chimney to each gable and a third to centre right on ridge. Half round metal gutters (part missing). All walls are random rubble and rendered with ochre-coloured lime plaster. All window openings have granite cills.

Eight granite steps (with rubble parapet walls) lead to main entrance in middle bay of front elevation which faces west. Painted t+g sheeted door with mouth organ transom and full-height four-paned sidelights (all glass broken). Bay to left and right of door has a single 6/6 sliding sash window.

Left gable has a four-pane fixed window at attic level, set left of chimney flue. Right gable also has single attic light to right of flue; now blocked.

At centre of rear elevation is a painted t+g door, immediately left of which is a 1/1 sliding sash window. Identical window to each end bay.

Setting

At front is a small garden with wrought iron gate to road and small lawn enclosed by hedges.

At rear, aligned parallel with axis of house, is a random rubble outhouse with projecting brick eaves course. Divided into three sections, but now roofless and part demolished. Just north of outhouse is a small well enclosed by random rubble walls and canopy.

Historical information

Although buildings are shown hereabouts on the 1834 OS map, the dwelling house does not appear until the 1858 map; this indicates a mid-19th century construction date. It is described in the 1863 Valuation Book as being occupied by Henry Stewart (from Robert Glenny), and measuring 54’ x 21’ by one and a half storeys. Although only valued at £4.10s.0d, it nevertheless had, at that time, one of the highest valuations in the townland.

Primary Sources:

1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834) Co Down sheet 46 (PRONI OS 6/3/46/1)
2. OS 6" map, 2nd edition (1858) Co Down sheet 46 (PRONI OS 6/3/46/2)
3. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI VAL 2A/3/46A
4. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI VAL 2B/3/69B, p.136.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

One and a half storey/ three bay house. Although this house has the external appearance of a vernacular building, its entrance stairs, door detailing and internal room configuration reflect elements of formal architecture. It would appear to be an example of ‘degenerated formal’ architecture rather than ‘evolved vernacular’.