Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
48 Killyleagh Street
Crossgar, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- House
- Date of listing
- 27 May 1980
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- 48 Killyleagh Street, Crossgar, Co Down, BT30 9QD
- Townland
- Crossgar
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.39773, -5.75823
- Date of survey
- 06 June 2000
- HB reference
- HB18/04/007 A
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1794 "Sheet 55. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Relatively small and relatively plain two storey terrace house of perhaps c.1870s, built as part of a larger block which contains another larger house and a carriage arch. The house is set on the N side of Killyleagh Street, close to the centre of the small town of Crossgar.
The front façade faces S and is asymmetrical. To the right is the entrance which consists of a partly glazed door with plain surround with moulded keystone. To the left is a window with modern frame (made to resemble the original sash one) and plain surround. To the first floor are two similar windows. The front façade is finished in rough cast with in/out quoins.
To the rear the ground floor is completely covered by a modern looking flat roofed extension. To the first floor are two windows with sash frames with vertical glazing bars. The rear façade is finished in a recently applied dry dash.
The gabled roof is covered in natural slate with two yellow brick chimneys. The rw goods appear to be mainly metal.
Historical information
The 1859 valuation town plan of Crossgar (which contains annotations of c.1900) indicates that this block was built some time after the former date. Judging from the style of the block it is possible that it may date from c.1870-80. The current owner believes it was originally used as the local police station, but map evidence suggests that up until the latter half of the 20th century, this was always sited in Downpatrick Street.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI VAL/2D/3/14 Valuation town plan of Crossgar, 1859
2 PRONI 2nd (‘Griffith’s) valuation, Kilmore, 1863
3 PRONI OS/6/3/30/3 OS map, 1901, Down 30
4 PRONI OS/6/3/30/4 OS map, 1920, Down 30
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
D. Plan Form
H-. Alterations detracting from building
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
Evaluation
Relatively small and relatively plain two storey terrace house of perhaps c.1870s, built as part of a larger block which contains another larger house and a carriage arch. The building layout is intact with original stair, floor tiling, joinery detailing to all rooms, original glass and some fireplaces. To the rear there is a large modern single storey extension with a flat roof.
Nearby in the register
- 50 Killyleagh StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 52 Killyleagh StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 47-53 Killyleagh StreetShop - Terraceunder 1 mi
- Masonic HallHallunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.