888 Antrim Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A three-bay two-storey terrace house built c.1820, facing north and located on the south side of the Antrim Road. Rectangular in plan with two-storey return to south. The roof is pitched natural slate with red brick chimney to party wall with No.886 (HB20/12/023D). Walling is roughcast over smooth rendered plinth. Windows are timber sliding sash, 3/6 to first floor and 6/6 to ground floor, with smooth rendered surrounds.

The symmetrical north elevation has central door with window to each flanking bay. First floor has two windows directly above those at ground floor. Hardwood four-panel door with top panels glazed and smooth rendered surround.

The rear elevation has timber casement window to ground and first floor at west side and pitched two-storey return to east side.

Roof covering Natural Slate.
Walling Roughcast render with smooth rendered surrounds.
Windows Replacement double-glazed sliding sash windows throughout
Rainwater goods Cast metal

Historical information

This terrace appears on the first edition OS map of 1834 and is still without return on the fifth edition map of 1932. The owner claims that the house was burnt down and re-built, most likely following total destruction by Royal Troops following the Battle of Antrim 6th June 1798. The owner also talks about a time when the terraces were connected internally and how the building remains as part of an important terrace block in terms of its historical association, as these houses are believed to be the original workers cottages, where the workers of the Castle Upton estate would have lived. (HB20/12/019)

REFERENCES:

Primary
1. PRONI OS/6/1/51/1, 1st edition OS Map, Co. Antrim, 51, 1834
2. PRONI OS/6/1/51/5, 5th edition OS Map, Co. Antrim, 51, 1932

Secondary
1. Information from the son of the current owner.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

V. Authorship
X. Local Interest
Z. Rarity

Evaluation

One of a terrace of six, this late eighteenth century two-storey roughcast house has been much altered. The terrace occupies a defining position in the village of Templepatrick. Despite changes to internal layout and original fabric, the integrity of the group is maintained by the retention of original multi-paned windows with exposed boxes, and understated ornamentation such as the rendered plinth and architraves. The terrace is a relatively unusual example of urban vernacular and estate architecture. Associations with the Battle of Antrim and the Castle Upton estate enhance the historical value of the terrace.

General comments

This record has been renumbered and was previously HB20/12/025D.