45 Backaderry Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Detached asymmetrical three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c.1800. Rectangular on plan, facing north with single-bay single-storey extension abutting the west gable. Located to the south of Backaderry Road, at a lower level to the road with enclosed front and rear gardens.

Pitched artificial slate roof with black clay ridge tiles, cement verges, three rendered chimneystacks and no rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined cement rendered walling with rusticated rendered quoins to front elevation. Rough-cast cement rendered walling to rear and side elevations. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and largely original timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes; 6/3 to first floor, 6/6 to ground floor. Single storey pitched roof single-bay extension to West.

Front north elevation is three windows wide, asymmetrically-placed with off-centre square-headed door opening having replacement timber door opening onto granite flagstone. Single storey pitched roof single-bay extension to West, with artificial slate roof to front elevation.

Blank gabled east side elevation with chimney rising from apex.

Rear elevation has randomly placed window openings with a single 2/2 timber sash window to the first floor, two window openings to the ground floor with a 2/2 timber sash window to the left bay and a replacement timber casement window to the right bay. Single storey pitched roof single-bay extension to West, with concrete tile roof to rear elevation.

Gabled west side elevation having chimney to apex and abutted by single-storey single-bay extension, built c.1930.

Setting

Located on the south side of Backaderry Road at a lower level to the road, accessed via winding bitmac lane enclosed by stone-faced walls. Front and rear gardens enclosed by dry-stone walls. Wrought-iron field gate supported on large circular stone pier and rough-hewn stone pier opens into the front lawn with gravel footpath. Opposite the entrance is a modern bungalow built on an elevated site.

Roof: Artificial slate
Walling: render
Windows: timber
RWG: None

Historical information

The vernacular house pre-dates the first ordnance survey in 1834. The composition of the dwelling combines irregular fenestration with more formal features.

A group of rectangular structures is shown on the first edition OS map of 1834, one of which corresponds to the present dwelling. An extension has been added to the west by the time of the second edition of 1859 which appears to correspond to an attached outbuilding.

The house is not listed in the Townland Valuation (1828-40) as it would not have reached the threshold for inclusion. Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64) lists the tenant as Patrick Campbell who paid a rent of 18s to landlord Earl Annesley. The farmhouse sits on over 5 acres of land and is valued at 15s. In 1884 the house was taken over by James Burns and then by Thomas Burns in 1893. The 1901 census shows that Thomas Burns lived in the two room house with his wife and six daughters aged between 3 months and 12. By 1911 two more daughters and a son had been born to the family but sadly two children of the 11 had not survived. Margaret Burns took over the house in 1913.

Valuation records of the 1930s show that the accommodation comprised a room, kitchen and two bedrooms. The dwelling remains in domestic use.

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/3/36/1 First Edition OS Map 1834
2. PRONI OS/6/3/36/2 Second Edition OS map 1859
3. PRONI OS/6/3/36/3 Third Edition OS Map 1901
4. PRONI OS/6/3/36/4 Fourth Edition OS Map 1919-20
5. PRONI VAL/1/B/359 Townland Valuation (1828-40)
6. PRONI VAL/2/B/3/51D Griffiths Valuation (1861)
7. PRONI VAL/12/B/16/15A-D Annual Revisions (1864-1929)
8. PRONI VAL/3/C/4/2 First General Revaluation 1933-57
9. PRONI VAL/3/D/4/3/K/6 First General Revaluation 1933-57
10. 1901 census online
11. 1911 census online

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Detached asymmetrical three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c.1800. Rectangular on plan, facing north with single-bay single-storey extension abutting the west gable. Enclosed front and rear gardens. Although much historic fabric survives, it is not one of the best examples of the type.