32 Quarterland Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Long single storey vernacular dwelling, somewhat modernised in recent years, set on the E side of the Quarterland Road, c.2 miles SE of Killinchy. The house is situated on the coast of a sheltered inlet, largely cut off from Strangford Lough by the Ringhaddy peninsula to the E.

The front (S) façade has a large modern conservatory/porch to the left of centre. Within this is the original entrance which now has a glazed door. To the left of the porch are two sash windows with six panes over six- but not ‘Georgian’ panes. To the right of the porch are four similar windows.

The W gable is blank. Attached to the E gable is a modern single storey extension with a mono-pitched roof in two sections. There are modern windows to the N, S and E faces of this extension.

The rear façade of the main building has four small windows of slightly varying size and shape and with modern frames and cills. Between the first and second windows is a partly glazed rear door.

The whole façade is finished in rough cast and painted. The roof of the main house is gabled with a fairly steep pitch and is covered in concrete tiles. To the right side of the rear of the roof there is a large flat roofed timber faced dormer with four modern windows. There are three small chimney stacks (two to the gables and one to the centre of the ridge) all in red brick. Velux window to front. PVC rw goods. Two and single storey line of gabled outbuildings to E.

In the garden to the front of the house is a well which is currently covered with a grave stone of the early 1800s, said by the owner to have been removed from the near by ruins of Rathgorman church.

Historical information

A building is shown on this site on the OS maps of 1834 and 1859. The valuation survey of c.1838 tells us that the said building was indeed a dwelling which was then in the hands of a John Sturgeon and measured 65ft x 18½ x 7½, measurements which appear to match the present property. By the second valuation of 1861 the house was in the hands of a Robert Calvert, who leased in from Anna Harper (probably of Maymore House, near Killyleagh). The present owner believes the house was owned by a family called Neill during the early to mid 20th century.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/1/3/17 OS maps, 1st ed. 1834, Down 17.
2 PRONI VAL/1B/335, p.19 1st valuation Killinchy
3 PRONI OS/6/3/17/2 OS maps, 1st rev. 1859, Down 24.
4 PRONI 2nd Valuation, Killinchy, c.1861. [In print in PRONI search room.]

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Long single storey house of probable pre 1834 origin now with modern glazed porch/conservatory, converted shed extension to the east gable, modern glazed doors, concrete tile roof and large modern style dormer to rear.