167 Belfast Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Attached three-bay one-and-a-half storey house, built c.1820, located to the south of Belfast Road. The plan is rectangular.

The roofs are pitched and slated with deep overhanging eaves. The main pitched roof has a central polychromatic brick chimney with three clay pots. Gables have fretted timber bargeboards, finials and dropped circle motif. The walls are roughcast, except the north elevation which is smooth rendered. The painted window reveals are with Square headed replacement top-hung timber casement windows are contained in Tudor-arch-headed openings. All windows have painted masonry sills.

The principal elevation faces north. The door is located in the left bay. All other bays contain ground floor window. The central window is surmounted by a pitched dormer containing the first floor window. The bay to the west is extended. The entrance door opening is Tudor-arch-headed with painted moulded surround, containing an original square headed timber panelled door with Tudor arch top panels.

The east elevation is abutted by 169 Belfast Road (HB20/12/002D).

The south elevation has a flat roofed timber dormer at first floor level to the west and a pitched lucarne to the east, containing a first floor window, with ground floor window below. At ground floor level, there is a square headed window to the west and timber panelled entrance door to centre, with Tudor-arch-headed architrave.

The west elevation has a single window to each level.

Setting

The house is directly accessed from Belfast Road to the north. The main elevation is abutted to the west by modern concrete block walling with square roughcast pillars supporting timber gates. There is a timber shed to the south. The site is bounded to the south by hedging.

Roof covering Natural slate
Walling Painted render
Windows Timber casement
Rainwater goods Cast iron ogee gutters and round downpipes..

Historical information

The house appears on the 1st Edition OS map of the area, dated 1834. On subsequent editions of the map, dated up to the 6th edition of 1962, the plan form remains unchanged.

The Griffiths Valuation of 1859 states the Immediate Lessor was William Chaine, and the Townland and Occupier was Thomas Boyde, the house valued at £2.5s.0d.

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/1/50/1, 1st Edition OS Map, Co Antrim, sheet no 50, 1834
2. PRONI OS/6/1/50/2, 2nd Edition OS Map, Co Antrim, sheet no 50, 1857
3. PRONI OS/6/1/50/3, 3rd Edition OS Map, Co Antrim, sheet no 50, 1902
4. PRONI OS/6/1/50/4, 4th Edition OS Map, Co Antrim, sheet no 50, 1921
5. PRONI OS/6/1/50/6, 6th Edition OS Map, Co Antrim, sheet no 50, 1962
6. PRONI VAL/2/A/1/50B, Griffiths Valuation Map, 1859
7. PRONI VAL/2/B/1/52, Griffiths Valuation Field book, 1859

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
H-. Alterations detracting from building
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

An attached four-bay one-and-a-half storey house with attractive fretted timber bargeboards and Tudor detailing. It is part of a group of six picturesque dwellings along this road that are of note in their style, character and arrangement. This house is the only one in the group that has not been extended to the rear, and therefore the original form and layout of the house is intact. The casement windows detract significantly from its appearance but it remains of interest in itself and as part of the group.