Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
2 Upper Water Street (formerly 2 Abbey Way )
Carneyhough, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Shop
- Date of listing
- 15 December 1981
- Date of delisting
- 29 March 2006
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- 2 Upper Water Street (formerly 2 Abbey Way ), Newry, Co Down, BT34 1DJ
- Townland
- Carneyhough
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.17635, -6.33660
- Date of survey
- 04 April 2000
- HB reference
- HB16/28/052 A
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Two storey building, set between two similar properties (HB16/28/053 and HB16/28/052B) on west side of Abbey Way.
Pitched artificial slate roof with painted metal rainwater goods. Single chimney to left of roof is cement rendered with concrete copping and shared with no.5 Margaret Street.
Wall to facade is lined cement render. At ground floor are three semi elliptical arches supported by shared, band-rusticated, V-jointed piers. Each has a raised keyblock to head and a raised moulded impost. The central arch is narrower than the others and contains a pair of modern panelled timber doors, with boxed roller shutter over. The openings to left and right of door both contain a modern window with top hung transoms, boxed roller shutter with raised cill and rendered stall risers. There are two windows to each upper floor. Those to first floor are 1/1 modern top-hung casement windows. Those to second floor are similar but diminished in height; all have painted granite cills
No access could be gained to the rear elevation, as there is no rear yard.
Historical information
Shown on 1835 OS map and valued as a dwelling house at £17 in 1838 valuation book. Recorded at three storeys high in 1863 valuation. Had become a licensed house by mid 1860’s.
Primary Sources:
1.PRONI -OS 9/ 15/1/1 (1835 map);
2.PRONI - VAL 1B/389, p.51 (1838 valuation book);
3.PRONI – VAL 2B/3/69G, p.49 (1863 Valuation book);
4.PRONI - VAL 12B/22/16A, p.27 (1866 valuation book).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Two storey building part of prominent group in the oldest parts of the town. Significantly devalued by inappropriate windows and loss of interior, it is not of special architectural or historic interest and conservation area protection is more appropriate.
General comments
This building originally had the address 8-10 Abbey Way. Following various realignments etc in the area, the street name was changed to Upper Water Street, hence the change of address.
Nearby in the register
- 4 Upper Water StreetShopunder 1 mi
- 5 Margaret StreetPublic Houseunder 1 mi
- 6 Upper Water StreetShopunder 1 mi
- 8-10 Upper Water StreetDemolishedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.