Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
10 River Street
Ballynacraig, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- 10 River Street, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2QD
- Townland
- Ballynacraig
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.17070, -6.33718
- Date of survey
- 14 August 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/30/027
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1854 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1854 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1866 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Two storey rendered building with decorative detailing. Cement rendered walls and vermiculated quoins to street frontage. Banded rustication to ground floor, platband at first floor cill level and projecting eaves course. Rendered bracketed parapet over, with concrete balustrade and colonettes. Two modern stained doors to ground floor at right, and two modern sliding sash windows to left. Three similar windows to first floor.
Historical information
Tablet in centre of balustrade bears 1860 date
Primary Sources:
1. Tablet on front elevation.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Two storey rendered building with decorative detailing. An unusual degree of decoration, but compromised by decay and subsequent refurbishment.
Nearby in the register
- 31 Kilmorey StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 25 - 26 - 27 Kilmorey StreetHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 11-18 River StreetHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 33 Kilmorey StreetHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.