Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
61 Hill Street
Carneyhough, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Shop
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- 61 Hill Street, Newry, Co Down, BT34 1AF
- Townland
- Carneyhough
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.17587, -6.33738
- Date of survey
- 29 March 2000
- HB reference
- HB16/28/089
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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 in a terrace on the east side of Hill Street. Its only feature of interest is a rectangular plaque with royal crest to second floor.
Roof was not inspected but has cyma recta rain water goods.
Wall to façade is painted smooth render. Modern shopfront to ground floor with illuminated box sign. To first floor are two windows, both with keyblocked, moulded architrave. Both windows are boarded up. There are two segmentally headed windows to second floor. Each is detailed as first floor; and contain modern casement window. Between the two windows at second floor is a rectangular stucco plaque with embossed cartouche within.
Cartouche consists of a scrolled edged shield divided Per-quarterly, its 1st and 4th quarters are gules (red) and plain, its 2nd quarter is vert (green) with an unknown emblem and its 3rd is vert (green) with an embossed harp. Cartouche is ringed by a belt, and topped with a Royal crown. To left is supported by a lion rampant and to right by a unicorn rampant (and chained). Both stand on a foliated plinth which incorporates a scroll (originally containing a motto?).
Left elevation is abutted by adjoining building; right elevation is abutted by adjoining building. Rear elevation was not inspected.
Historical information
Shown on 1835 OS map and described as a coach factory in 1838 valuation. Continued to be cited for this purpose in valuation books until 1911, when changed to a shop. Plaque relates to firm’s royal appointment as coachbuilders.
Primary Sources:
1. OS map 1835 edition, PRONI- OS 9/15/1/1 (1835 map);
2. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI -VAL 1B/389, p.45 (1838 valuation);
3. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - Val2B/3/69G, p.10 (1863 valuation);
4. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - VAL 12B/22/17B, p.7 (1911 valuation)
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Two storey building set in a terrace. Only interest is the Royal crest fixed to façade and history as a coachworks.
Nearby in the register
- 63a Hill StreetDemolishedunder 1 mi
- 63b & c Hill StreetShopunder 1 mi
- 6 Margaret StreetShopunder 1 mi
- 16 Margaret StreetShopunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.