Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
South Down Dental Clinic
Ballinlare, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Health Centre
- Date of listing
- 3 November 1981
- Date of delisting
- 26 March 2004
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- South Down Dental Clinic, 29 Dominic Street, Newry, Co Down, BT35 8BN
- Townland
- Ballinlare
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.17265, -6.34426
- Date of survey
- 25 September 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/29/002 A
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Right building of a pair of three storey/ two bay late Georgian dwellings set in terrace on west side of street.
Pitched artificial slate roof with smooth rendered chimney on left party wall; half-round metal rainwater goods.
Walls are cream-painted lined render, with a painted base course.
The main façade faces E. Centrally placed entrance comprises a modern painted four-panel door with timber-pilastered four-paned sidelights with granite cills. Over the door is a cast iron fanlight (now glazed from behind), with rendered semi-elliptical arch (with raised keystone). To right is a coach entrance with a similar arch, both sharing a central pier. The opening has been infilled behind vertically sheeted mock double wooden doors. All windows are painted timber 2/2 sliding sash with exposed boxes (no horns). Single window to left of pedestrian door, with two windows on each of the floors above, in line with window on ground floor left and in line with shared pier between door and coach arch, all with modern wrought steel grilles.
Portion of right gable which projects above abutting building is smooth cement rendered. Left gable is abutted by No 31 (HB16/29/002B).
Rear elevation is much altered, with ground floor extension, metal fire escape stair and modern casement windows and openings.
Historical information
A building is noted here in the First Valuation book (c.1840). It is described as measuring 23’ x 32’6” x 28’ – as none of the plan dimensions correspond with the present building’s 30ft façade, this is probably not the same building. The 1863 Valuation describes the building as 27’ x 33’ x 3 storeys; this has a closer correspondence with the present structure, and it is therefore likely that it was rebuilt in the mid-19th century.
Primary Sources:
1. Valuation revision book PRONI VAL 1B/ 246A, p.39 (1839)
2. Valuation revision bookPRONI VAL 1B/246B, p.16 (c.1840)
3. Valuation revision bookPRONI VAL 2B/2/39C, p.131 (1863)
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Right building of a pair of three storey/ two bay late Georgian dwellings. This building has lost most of its internal fabric and character and the façade is marred by recent additions.
Nearby in the register
- 31 Dominic StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 27b Dominic StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 27a Dominic StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- St Catherine’s (RC) ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.