Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
1 John Mitchel Place
Ballynacraig, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1900 - 1919
- Address
- 1 John Mitchel Place, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2BP
- Townland
- Ballynacraig
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.17200, -6.33731
- Date of survey
- 14 August 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/30/033
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1891 "Ireland 16" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A three-storey/ two-bay house fronting street.
Gabled asbestos cement slate roof, with skylight to front, but no chimney. Gutters incorporated in ogee moulded cornice, and down pipe to left on street façade. This elevation has line-rendered walls with cill courses at first and second floor. A single granite step lead up to main entrance at right. This has a six-panel timber door with plain transom light over. Raised rendered jambs to opening with scrolled brackets at top supporting reproduction entablature. At left is a 1/1 sliding sash window with plain architrave and granite cill. At first and at second floors are two identical architraved windows, in line with each other, but not with ground floor openings. Front of building enclosed by railings over chamfered granite plinth.
Historical information
Erected at the same time as the adjoining Foresters’ Hall (HB 16/30/032) in 1906. First cited in the 1908 valuation revision book.
Primary Sources:
1. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI VAL 12B/22/17A, p.133.
2. Erection date on adjoining hall.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A three-storey/ two-bay house. This building plays a role in the townscape of the street, being situated between the Presbyterian Church and the cinema. However, it has been extensively altered and listing is not justified. Conservation Area protection is more appropriate in this case.
Nearby in the register
- Frontier CinemaEntertainment Buildingunder 1 mi
- First Non- Subscribing Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- 6 & 8 John Mitchel PlaceShopunder 1 mi
- 1798 MemorialMemorialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.