11 Trevor Hill

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Left hand of a pair of three-storey (+ basement) houses fronting east side of Trevor Hill. This house is two bays wide.

Pitched natural slate roof with skylight to front pitch, and cement rendered chimney to left gable. Half-round metal rainwater goods with down pipe at left.

Façade walls are of squared granite rubble laid in courses with projecting eaves course. To ground floor left of façade is a flanking wall with a semi-elliptical headed coachway leading to rear yard. Wall is rendered and arch is finely dressed granite with raised imposts and keyblock, arch is infilled with a large sheet metal door. At right, six granite steps rise to paved threshold with wrought iron boot scraper to right at top. Modern twelve panelled painted timber door. Flanked by a pair of fluted Doric demi-columns, and an entablature (with patera to frieze), above is a plain glass fanlight. All are set within a segmental headed opening with painted dressed granite trim; right pier is shared with coach arch belonging to adjoining house.

At left of front door are two 1/1 sliding sash windows, with metal grilles over. A passage runs across the front of the basement, which is lit by two 8/4 sliding sash windows directly in line with those above; both are fitted with metal security bars. At first floor are three equally spaced 1/1 sliding sash windows. At second floor are three 6/3 sliding sashes, diminished height and in line with those below. All the window openings have stepped brick quoins, soldier course heads, painted and rendered reveals, and granite cills. Between the two right hand windows on the upper floors, modern ventilation grills have been inserted. At right of right hand windows on upper floors is a clear wall break, but not at ground floor. Railings enclose basement and steps; spiked, plain rails and cast iron urn topped posts, resting on granite plinth. There are also a set of railings up steps to entrance between coach arch and front door.

Right gable is party wall with adjoining house. Left gable is cement rendered. At ground floor at left is a modern six panelled timber door with transom over. At right is a modern, fifteen-pane door with three-pane transom over (with modern security grille). Between these doors is a modern six paned timber casement window, with concrete cill and metal security grill. At first floor is a six-paned modern casement window with concrete cill.

Rear elevation is cement rendered. A single storey extension abuts the ground floor. At first floor left is a 1/1 sliding sash window. At second floor is a 1/1 sliding sash window at left and a 6/3 sash at right. The middle bay contains half landing windows set in semicircular headed openings. That between ground and first floor is 6/1 sliding sash window with spoked head; the one above is a 6/6 sash also with spoked head. Extension has a flat roof; cement rendered walls; and has a modern timber door and window on right cheek. A modern rendered wall encloses rear yard. A metal door leads through to derelict outbuilding in rear yard.

Railings enclose basement and steps; spiked, plain rails and cast iron urn topped posts, resting on granite plinth. There are also a set of railings up steps to entrance between coach arch and front door.

Historical information

Shown on with its neighbour the 1835 map and described in 1863 valuation as three and a half storeys high. They would appear therefore to have retained their original appearance.

Primary Sources:
1. O map (1835) PRONI - OS 9/15/1/1
2. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - VAL 2B/3/69G, pp 58-9 (1863 valuation).

Secondary Sources:
1. M. Jope (ed) 1966, An archaeological survey of Co. Down, p.430 (Belfast: HMSO).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
H-. Alterations detracting from building
J. Setting
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Left hand of a pair of three-storey (+ basement) granite houses of classical revival style. It is relatively unaltered and a good example of the type. It is a significant building in its setting and as part of a group of imposing and elegant town houses.Although few interior details survive, this building and its neighbour (no.10) are an important architectural composition and form part of a wider important architectural grouping.