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1-42 O’Neill Avenue

Ballynacraig, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of 1-42 O’Neill Avenue, Ballynacraig, Newry, Mourne and Down, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Record only (not listed)
Grade
Record Only
Type
House - Terrace
Date of construction
1920 - 1939
Address
1-42 O’Neill Avenue, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2DU
Townland
Ballynacraig
Council
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.16693, -6.32955
Date of survey
15 August 1997
HB reference
HB16/30/039

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1900 map "Ireland" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1906 · Edinburgh. Scottish Lake District. Index Map: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Divided into six blocks - 1-6, 7-10, 11-18, 19-26, 27-34, 35-42.

Plain red brick two-storey/ two-bay houses with pre-cast concrete canopies above front doors. Windows have all been altered. Gardens to front and rear.

Historical information

Resolution adopted by Newry Urban District Council in 1924 for a £13,000 estimate for house construction at O'Neill Avenue. These houses first appear in 1926 valuation revision book, being cited as 'vacant' - this suggests erection in 1925-6. Occupied from 1927 onwards.

Primary Sources:

1. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI: VAL 12B/22/17C, pp.236-38.

Secondary Sources:

1. G. Fay (ed, 1994), Proud people: a Newry anthology, p.67 (Newry).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

An early public housing scheme in Newry and an interesting contrast to the later public housing in this area.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division, Historic Buildings Record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division · Open Government Licence v3.0
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