Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Church Hall (former school house),
Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Hall
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- Church Hall (former school house),, [?2] Bryansford Avenue,, Newcastle,, County Down, BT33 OAX
- Townland
- Newcastle
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.21398, -5.88982
- Date of survey
- 07 May 1999
- HB reference
- HB18/15/002 B
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Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1854 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Small single storey gabled church hall with a gabled return and a recent flat roofed extension, built originally as a school house c.1870s-80s.
To the left side of the south elevation is a projecting flat roofed modern extension with two modern high level windows. To the right side are three equally spaced, mock sash & case (6 over 9) windows with segmental arch heads and raised surround.
The east face of the flat roofed extension has a recessed entrance door.
The east facade of the main building presents a blank gable with over hanging eaves with painted barge board.
The north facade has an off-centre gabled return with two symmetrically placed windows (as before) to its north face. Its east face has a timber door to the left side while the west side is blank. To either side of the return are windows (as before), two to the left and one to the right.
The west facade was originally gabled but the is now mostly obscured by a flat roofed extension with high level windows, two to the west face and one to its north face.
The corners of the original building have moulded quoins.
The building is set in its own grounds which are now tarmacadamed and used as a car park. The grounds are enclosed with a low rendered wall with concrete copings and modern arrow head railingsaping period detailing
Historical information
The school house may have been built c.1870s-80s as a church school for the nearby Presbyterian church. It is now used as one of two church halls for the Presbyterian church.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Simple gabled former school house of c.1870s-80s with gabled return. A modern flat roofed extension has been added recently.
Nearby in the register
- Newcastle Presbyterian Church,Churchunder 1 mi
- Newcastle Technical College (original building),University/ College Buildingunder 1 mi
- Our Lady of the Assumption RC Church,Churchunder 1 mi
- 24 Downs Road,Rectories/ Manses etcunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.