Rear of Hogg's Furnishing Centre

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A two-storey building situated in the yard opposite to H 16/28/069B. It has a gabled corrugated asbestos roof with asbestos rainwater goods. Its walls are of coursed granite rubble with roughly dressed granite quoins. There are six equally spaced openings to each floor, in line with one another. The windows openings have stepped brick jambs and granite cills. The windows are fixed vertically divided two-paned, with metal security grills to front.

The ground floor openings are, from left: (1) and (2) window; (3) t+g sheeted door under segmental brick relieving arch; (4) infilled window; (5) pair of t+g doors as (3); (6) window. The first floor has a similar arrangement of windows and doors, except the right-hand set of doors on the ground floor has a window above. The first floor door, now a fire escape but formerly a loading door, is accessed by a set of concrete steps running up the front of the facade. Above this door are the remains of a cantilevered wooden hoisting beam.

The left and right gables are plain, with a one-storey cement-rendered shed abutting at either end. Wall markings indicate that there was originally a two-storey gabled building abutting the left gable. At rear there is an infilled window to left on ground floor, and fan ventilator at centre. At first floor there are two window openings, now infilled with cills removed.

Historical information

This building is first cited in the 1863 Valuation Book, indicating that it is of mid 19th century date. It belonged to Messrs Carvill, who had a steam-powered sawmill at the rear of the premises (now demolished). The sawmill ceased operations around 1887.

Primary Sources:
1. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - VAL 2B/2/39C, p.75;
2. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI -VAL 12B/15/1F, p.121

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

A two-storey building of coursed granite rubble of interest because of its proximity to the adjoining warehouse (HB16/28/069A).